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Prevention of passive smoking exposure in children with a high risk of asthma.

Recruiting
Conditions
passive smoke exposure, environmental tobacco smoke, asthma, parents stopping passive smoke exposure, children
Registration Number
NL-OMON22062
Lead Sponsor
Maastricht Univrsity Medical Center - School for Public Health and Primary Care (CPAHRI)
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

Children aged 0-13 years with passive smoke exposure at home and high risk of asthma (asthma in the first degree).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children who are currently smoking themselves;

2. Parents already receiving professional help for smoking cessation;

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary outcome measure is the percentage of families with passive smoking cessation in children (measured via urine cotinine levels of the children and parental self-reports). Stopping passive smoking exposure at home is defined as the cessation of passive smoke exposure to children for at least 6 months after quit date. This can be achieved by parents smoking outside the house, by stopping active smoking or less ideal, smoking in a room where the child does not come.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary outcome measures are respiratory complaints and infections, nicotine levels at home, quality of life and lung function of the children.
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