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Muslim communities learning about second-hand smoke (MCLASS): study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

Hannah Ainsworth, Sarwat Shah, Faraz Ahmed, Amanda Amos, Ian Cameron, Caroline Fairhurst, Rebecca King, Ghazala Mir, Steve Parrott, Aziz Sheikh and 3 more

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In one paragraph

Trial report in Trials, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Print-based self-help interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  2. Children Learning About Secondhand Smoke (CLASS II): A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2019
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  5. Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors Related to Secondhand Smoke and Smoking in the Home: A Qualitative Study With Men in Malaysia.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Hannah AinsworthYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, North Yorkshire YO10 5DD, England. hannah.ainsworth@york.ac.uk.
Sarwat Shah
Faraz Ahmed
Amanda Amos
Ian Cameron
Caroline Fairhurst
Rebecca King
Ghazala Mir
Steve Parrott
Aziz Sheikh
David Torgerson
Heather Thomson
Kamran Siddiqi
University of York · GBLeeds City Council · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBUniversity of Leeds · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilBritish Heart FoundationCancer Research UKChief Scientist OfficeDepartment of Health PB-PG-1208-18107Medical Research Council G0501288Medical Research Council MR/J000248/1Medical Research Council MR/K023195/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the UK, 40% of Bangladeshi and 29% of Pakistani men smoke cigarettes regularly compared to the national average of 24%. As a consequence, second-hand smoking is also widespread in their households which is a serious health hazard to non-smokers, especially children. Smoking restrictions in households can help reduce exposure to second-hand smoking. This is a pilot trial of 'Smoke Free Homes', an educational programme which has been adapted for use by Muslim faith leaders, in an attempt to find an innovative solution to encourage Pakistani- and Bangladeshi-origin communities to implement smoking restrictions in their homes. The primary objectives for this pilot trial are to establish the feasibility of conducting such an evaluation and provide information to inform the design of a future definitive study. METHODS/

designThis is a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of 'Smoke Free Homes', with an embedded preliminary health economic evaluation and a qualitative analysis. The trial will be carried out in around 14 Islamic religious settings. Equal randomisation will be employed to allocate each cluster to a trial arm. The intervention group will be offered the Smoke Free Homes package (Smoke Free Homes: a resource for Muslim religious teachers), trained in its use, and will subsequently implement the package in their religious settings. The remaining clusters will not be offered the package until the completion of the study and will form the control group. At each cluster, we aim to recruit around 50 households with at least one adult resident who smokes tobacco and at least one child or a non-smoking adult. Households will complete a household survey and a non-smoking individual will provide a saliva sample which will be tested for cotinine. All participant outcomes will be measured before and after the intervention period in both arms of the trial. In addition, a purposive sample of participants and religious leaders/teachers will take part in interviews and focus groups. DISCUSSION: The results of this pilot study will inform the protocol for a definitive trial.

trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN03035510.

Indexed as

Health EducationHealth PromotionResearch DesignAdultBangladeshChildConsumer Health InformationCultural CharacteristicsEnglandFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIslamMaleTobacco Smoke Pollution

Identifiers

PMID24034853
PMCPMC3847687
OpenAlexW2107963929

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