A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home

Objectives: Exposing children to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) causes significant harm and occurs predominantly through smoking by caregivers in the family home. We report a trial of a complex intervention designed to reduce secondhand smoke exposure of children whose primary caregiver feels unable...

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Main Authors: Ratschen, Elena, Thorley, Rebecca, Jones, Laura L., Opazo Breton, Magdalena, Cook, Juliette, McNeill, Ann, Britton, John, Coleman, Tim, Lewis, Sarah
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42237/
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author Ratschen, Elena
Thorley, Rebecca
Jones, Laura L.
Opazo Breton, Magdalena
Cook, Juliette
McNeill, Ann
Britton, John
Coleman, Tim
Lewis, Sarah
author_facet Ratschen, Elena
Thorley, Rebecca
Jones, Laura L.
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McNeill, Ann
Britton, John
Coleman, Tim
Lewis, Sarah
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description Objectives: Exposing children to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) causes significant harm and occurs predominantly through smoking by caregivers in the family home. We report a trial of a complex intervention designed to reduce secondhand smoke exposure of children whose primary caregiver feels unable or unwilling to quit smoking. Design: An open-label, parallel, randomised controlled trial. Setting: Deprived communities in Nottingham City and County, England Participants: Caregivers resident in Nottingham City and County in England who were at least 18 years old, the main caregiver of a child aged under 5 years living in their household, and reported that they were smoking tobacco inside their home. Interventions: We compared a complex intervention combining personalised feedback on home air quality, behavioural support and nicotine replacement therapy for temporary abstinence with usual care. Main outcomes: The primary outcome was change in air quality in the home, measured as average 16–24 hours levels of particulate matter of <2.5 µm diameter (PM2.5), between baseline and 12 weeks. Secondary outcomes included changes in maximum PM2.5, proportion of time PM2.5 exceeded WHO recommended levels of maximum exposure of 25 µg/mg3, child salivary cotinine, caregivers’ cigarette consumption, nicotine dependence, determination to stop smoking, quit attempts and quitting altogether during the intervention. Results: Geometric mean PM2.5 decreased significantly more (by 35.2%; 95% CI 12.7% to 51.9%) in intervention than in usual care households, as did the proportion of time PM2.5 exceeded 25 µg/mg3, child salivary cotinine concentrations, caregivers’ cigarette consumption in the home, nicotine dependence, determination to quit and likelihood of having made a quit attempt. Conclusions: By reducing exposure to SHS in the homes of children who live with smokers unable or unwilling to quit, this intervention offers huge potential to reduce children’s’ tobacco-related harm. Trial registration number ISRCTN81701383. This trial was funded by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): RP-PG-0608-10020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053279
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spelling nottingham-422372024-08-15T15:31:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42237/ A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home Ratschen, Elena Thorley, Rebecca Jones, Laura L. Opazo Breton, Magdalena Cook, Juliette McNeill, Ann Britton, John Coleman, Tim Lewis, Sarah Objectives: Exposing children to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) causes significant harm and occurs predominantly through smoking by caregivers in the family home. We report a trial of a complex intervention designed to reduce secondhand smoke exposure of children whose primary caregiver feels unable or unwilling to quit smoking. Design: An open-label, parallel, randomised controlled trial. Setting: Deprived communities in Nottingham City and County, England Participants: Caregivers resident in Nottingham City and County in England who were at least 18 years old, the main caregiver of a child aged under 5 years living in their household, and reported that they were smoking tobacco inside their home. Interventions: We compared a complex intervention combining personalised feedback on home air quality, behavioural support and nicotine replacement therapy for temporary abstinence with usual care. Main outcomes: The primary outcome was change in air quality in the home, measured as average 16–24 hours levels of particulate matter of <2.5 µm diameter (PM2.5), between baseline and 12 weeks. Secondary outcomes included changes in maximum PM2.5, proportion of time PM2.5 exceeded WHO recommended levels of maximum exposure of 25 µg/mg3, child salivary cotinine, caregivers’ cigarette consumption, nicotine dependence, determination to stop smoking, quit attempts and quitting altogether during the intervention. Results: Geometric mean PM2.5 decreased significantly more (by 35.2%; 95% CI 12.7% to 51.9%) in intervention than in usual care households, as did the proportion of time PM2.5 exceeded 25 µg/mg3, child salivary cotinine concentrations, caregivers’ cigarette consumption in the home, nicotine dependence, determination to quit and likelihood of having made a quit attempt. Conclusions: By reducing exposure to SHS in the homes of children who live with smokers unable or unwilling to quit, this intervention offers huge potential to reduce children’s’ tobacco-related harm. Trial registration number ISRCTN81701383. This trial was funded by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): RP-PG-0608-10020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053279 BMJ Publishing Group 2018-03 Article PeerReviewed Ratschen, Elena, Thorley, Rebecca, Jones, Laura L., Opazo Breton, Magdalena, Cook, Juliette, McNeill, Ann, Britton, John, Coleman, Tim and Lewis, Sarah (2018) A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home. Tobacco Control, 27 (2). pp. 155-162. ISSN 1468-3318 http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2017/04/21/tobaccocontrol-2016-053279 doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053279 doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053279
spellingShingle Ratschen, Elena
Thorley, Rebecca
Jones, Laura L.
Opazo Breton, Magdalena
Cook, Juliette
McNeill, Ann
Britton, John
Coleman, Tim
Lewis, Sarah
A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home
title A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home
title_full A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home
title_fullStr A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home
title_full_unstemmed A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home
title_short A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home
title_sort randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to secondhand smoke in the home
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