The overall aim of the current study is to determine if the use of nicotine containing products by caregivers who smoke and who are not interested in quitting, is effective in reducing children's secondhand smoke exposure.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
74
The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Change in Child Salivary Cotinine
Child salivary cotinine will be measured to assess the level of secondhand smoke exposure. We will measure the change throughout the study.
Time frame: 3, 6, and 12 weeks
Change in Parent and Child Lung Function
We will collect both parent and child spirometry data and compare changes.
Time frame: 3, 6, 12 weeks
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