Randomised controlled trial of a low-cost intervention to promote self-help smoking cessation in pregnancy
Completed
- Conditions
- Public health, social medicinePregnancy and ChildbirthSmoking and pregnancy
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18328134
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 1500
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 16 years or above at their first appointment with one of 40 participating midwives. Participants will be those who are less than 16 weeks pregnant at that time and who were smokers immediately prior to pregnancy.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided at time of registration.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary end point: smoking cessation rate (validated by urinary cotinine assay) at end of second trimester of pregnancy (27 weeks).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary end points: birth weight and gestation at delivery. The acceptability of the intervention to participants and midwives, aspects of programme content and delivery and programme costs will also be assessed