Thirdhand Smoke Contamination in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

14 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-07

Study Completion Date

2018-09-11

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to quantify the efficacy of hand washing (HW) and ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer (S) for third-hand smoke (THS) removal in a sub-sample of non-staff smokers using nicotine wipes on adjacent fingers before and after HW/S.

The hypotheses are that detectable levels of surface nicotine will remain on participants' fingers, regardless of hand washing (HW) and ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer (S) attempts and that greater finger levels of surface nicotine will remain after alcohol sanitization compared to hand washing.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nicotine Exposure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Hand washing with soap for thirdhand smoke removal

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate soap

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will wash hands for 30 seconds with 2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate soap.

Ethyl alcohol-based sanitizer for thirdhand smoke removal

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

62% ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will apply 62% ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer for 30 seconds

Interventions

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2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate soap

Participants will wash hands for 30 seconds with 2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate soap.

Intervention Type DRUG

62% ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer

Participants will apply 62% ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer for 30 seconds

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Any non-staff participants visiting the NICU (including friends and family members of the infants' caregivers)
* Consented to and provided a finger wipe
* Report being a smoker
* Smoking status verified by an exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) level of \>7 parts per million