Maternal Smoking Cessation and Pediatric Obesity Prevention

Launched by STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · Apr 20, 2018

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how quitting smoking during pregnancy or while breastfeeding can help prevent babies from gaining weight too quickly. Researchers want to see if a special program that includes support and education can help pregnant women stop smoking and if this will lead to healthier weight gain for their infants. The study will involve around 40 pregnant women who smoke and will last from their first doctor visit until their baby is six months old. Some women will receive extra support, like counseling and financial incentives, while others will only get basic education about smoking cessation.

To qualify for the trial, women need to be aged 18 to 39, less than 20 weeks pregnant, and currently smoking at least one cigarette a day. They should be willing to try to quit smoking and live in Erie or Niagara County. Participants can expect to receive support to help them quit smoking, and their progress will be monitored throughout the study. The goal is to understand how quitting smoking can positively impact both the mothers and their babies' health.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Able to read, understand, and speak English.
• • 2. Are 18-39 years old
• • 3. Are less than 20 weeks of gestation
• • 4. Have a singleton pregnancy
• • 5. Currently smoking one or more cigarettes per day, based on self-report.
• • 6. Currently smoking biochemically verified by a level of 1 or higher in urine cotinine test (i.e., \>100ng/mL cotinine concentration).
• • 7. Willing to try to quit or reduce smoking by behavioral intervention
• • 8. Willing to monitor smoking status by breath carbon monoxide and saliva cotinine.
• • 9. Willing to provide breath, saliva, and urine samples to test smoking status
• • 10. With low household income (meeting federal income eligibility guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) and/or low education level (≤12 years). These disadvantaged pregnant women are very likely not to quit spontaneously, and thus need extra intervention most.
• • 11. Currently living in Erie County or Niagara County; don't plan to move out of these two counties during the current pregnancy.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Previous history of major chronic disease or blood clotting disorders such as cancer, thyroid disorders, heart disease, kidney disease
• • 2. Depression or have been diagnosed with depression or post-partum depression at any time
• • 3. In treatment for Axis 1 disorders that prevent them following smoking cessation interventions