Smoking Prevention in South Asia
- Conditions
- Prevention of exposure to second hand smoke in the homeRespiratoryTuberculosis/passive smoking
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN83630841
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of York (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
1. Should be a registered case of new pulmonary TB, either sputum smear positive or negative ( new TB patients are defined as those who have no history of prior TB treatment or who received less than 1 month of anti-TB drugs, regardless of whether their smear or
culture results are positive or not).
2. Aged more than 10 years, no upper age limit
3. Should be a non-smoker
4. Have not taken part in a 'Smoke Free Homes' activity before
5. Residing within the same district
6. Lives with at least one other person who smokes tobacco
1. Not a new pulmonary TB case
2. Patient is a smoker confirmed by carbon monoxide (CO) meter
3. Has taken part in a 'Smoke Free Homes' activity before
4. Residing in another district
5. Aged less than 10 years
6. Does not live with a person who smokes tobacco on a regular basis
7. Patient does not consent to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Smoke free home of non-smoker TB patient by validating through urine cotinine test, measured twice, first at baseline when the TB patient is registered and then at the second monthly follow up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. TB patients cure rates measured in the sixth month during the third follow-up by noting the TB outcome.<br>2. In addition we will measure a number of other variables, which will be built into our trial registration form, gender, urban/rural, barriers, recruitment rates, rate and reasons for refusal, etc <br>3. Implementation of smoking restrictions as measured by questionnaires before and after intervention