Brief Interventions to Create Smoke-Free Home Policies in Low-Income Households
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01625468 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: June 21, 2012
Last Update Posted
: March 10, 2015
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The burden of tobacco use falls disproportionately on low-income populations, through high rates of primary smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. The remarkable progress in creating smoke-free environments in the U.S. over the past two decades has left smoker's homes as one of the primary sources of exposure to secondhand smoke for both children and nonsmoking adults. Intervention research that identifies effective and practical strategies for reaching the minority of households that still allow smoking in the home has considerable potential to reduce smoke exposure, but suitable channels to reach low-income families are limited. The proposed research will develop, evaluate and disseminate a brief smoke-free homes intervention through the established national infrastructure of 2-1-1 call centers. 2-1-1 is a nationally designated 3-digit telephone exchange, similar to 9-1-1 for emergencies or 4-1-1 for directory assistance, that links callers to community-based health and social services.
The proposed research has four specific aims: 1) Conduct formative research on intervention messages and materials for promoting smoke-free homes in low-income populations, applicable to both smokers and nonsmokers as household change agents; 2) Conduct a randomized controlled trial in the Atlanta 2-1-1 service area to evaluate the efficacy of a brief intervention to create smoke-free homes among 2-1-1 callers; 3) Conduct replication studies in Houston and North Carolina 2-1-1 systems to systematically test the intervention in varied populations and tobacco control climates, and 4) Disseminate the research-tested smoke-free homes intervention through a variety of mechanisms including a national grants program to 2-1-1 systems and through the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium's linkages to the state and local tobacco control infrastructure in the U.S.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Chronic Diseases | Behavioral: Educational print materials and a coaching call | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 500 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Brief Interventions to Create Smoke-Free Home Policies in Low-Income Households |
Study Start Date : | June 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: Control
Participant receives usual care
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Experimental: Intervention
Intervention group participants receive three sets of mailed educational materials about making their home smoke-free and one coaching call.
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Behavioral: Educational print materials and a coaching call
Intervention group participants receive three sets of mailed educational materials about making their home smoke-free and one coaching call.
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- Presence of a total home smoking ban [ Time Frame: Change from baseline in reported total home smoking bans at 3-month and 6-month follow-up ]
- Weekly secondhand smoke exposure for non-smokers [ Time Frame: Change from baseline in reported secondhand smoke exposure for non-smokers at 3-month and 6-month follow-up ]
- Cessation attempts (for smokers) [ Time Frame: Change from baseline in reported cessation attempts (for smokers) at 3-month and 6-month follow-up ]
- Number of cigarettes smokes (for smokers) [ Time Frame: Change from baseline in reported number of cigarettes smoked (for smokers) at 3-month and 6-month follow-up ]
- Stage of change to quit smoking (for smokers) [ Time Frame: Change from baseline in stage of change to quit smoking (for smokers) at 3-month and 6-month follow-up ]
- Successful cessation (for smokers) [ Time Frame: Change from baseline in successful cessation (for smokers) at 3-month and 6-month follow-up ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must speak and understand English.
- Must smoke and live with at least one other non-smoking person OR be a non-smoker who lives with a smoker(s).
- Must not have a total smoking ban in their home.
Exclusion Criteria:

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United States, Georgia | |
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322 |
Principal Investigator: | Michelle Kegler, DrPH | Emory University |
Publications of Results:
Other Publications:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Michelle C. Kegler, Director, Emory Prevention Research Center, & Professor, Emory University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01625468 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IRB00056797 U01CA154282-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | June 21, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 10, 2015 |
Last Verified: | March 2015 |
Keywords provided by Michelle C. Kegler, Emory University:
Secondhand smoke exposure Smoke-free homes Smoke-free home bans |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes |