Muslim communities learning about second-hand smoke in Bangladesh (MCLASS II)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Second hand smoke; Respiratory; Exposure to tobacco smoke

• Registration Number: ISRCTN49975452
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York

Brief Summary

2019 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30611292 protocol 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33865472/ (added 19/04/2021) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36221089/ process evaluation results (added 12/10/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-01-11
• Study Completion: 2019-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 24 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1801

Inclusion Criteria

Clusters: The study is to be conducted in 45 mosques and their catchment communities in Mirpur area of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Eligibility criteria for mosques:
1. Be based in the residential parts of Mirpur, Dhaka
2. Host communal prayers (including Friday prayers)
3. At least half a kilometre from another cluster (participating mosques)
4. Be led by a Imam or Khateeb who is a self-reported non-smoker
5. Be enlisted with the Islamic Foundation (IF). These mosques will be under a government ministry and will be monitored by the government. This is important in the Bangladesh context

The aim is to enroll a total of 1,800 households for the trial (average 40 per each participating mosque)

For a household to be eligible for the study, it should have:
1. At least one resident attending one of the participating mosque
2. At least one adult resident who smokes cigarettes or other forms of smoked tobacco (e.g. biri, hukka, shisha) regularly (at least 25 out of 30 days/ month)
3. At least one non-smoking resident of any age
4. Not planning to move home in the next 12 months
A resident is defined as an adult or child who has been staying in the home for 3 months and plans to stay at least 1 year in that home

Exclusion Criteria

A household is not eligible if:
1. It uses coal and/or biomass fuel for domestic use
2. The household head is unwilling/unable to give written informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified