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Trial reportTobacco control2018

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

Elena Ratschen, Rebecca Thorley, Laura Jones, Magdalena Opazo Breton, Juliette Cook, Ann McNeill, John Britton, Tim Coleman, Sarah Lewis

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Tobacco control, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  12. A Comparison of Measured Airborne and Self-Reported Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the MADRES Pregnancy Cohort Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024
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  17. Inequalities in Smoking and Quitting-Related Outcomes Among Adults With and Without Children in the Household 2013-2019: A Population Survey in England.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Elena RatschenDepartment of Health Sciences, Mental Health and Addictions Research Group, University of York, York, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4128-9608
Rebecca ThorleyDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Laura JonesPublic Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Magdalena Opazo BretonDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Juliette CookDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Ann McNeillUK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS), Nottingham, UK.
John BrittonDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Tim ColemanUK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS), Nottingham, UK.
Sarah LewisDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Funding

Department of Health RP-PG-0608-10020Medical Research Council MR/K023195/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesExposing 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.

designAn open-label, parallel, randomised controlled trial.

settingDeprived communities in Nottingham City and County, England

participantsCaregivers 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.

interventionsWe 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

resultsArithmetic mean PM

conclusionsBy 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.

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AdultAir PollutionAir Pollution, IndoorChild, PreschoolCotinineHumansParticulate MatterSalivaSmokingTobacco Smoke PollutionTobacco Use Cessation DevicesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultCotinineParticulate MatterTobacco Smoke PollutionAddictionSecondhand smokeSmoking Caused Disease

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PMID28432210
PMCPMC5870442

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