Breastfeeding Promotion for Smoking Relapse Prevention
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the efficacy of a new intervention to prevent postpartum smoking relapse and related health consequences through breastfeeding promotion. After the pre-test, ex-smokers who are still abstinent from smoking will be randomized into either the breastfeeding intervention or the attention placebo control group. The outcomes are postpartum smoking relapse, breastfeeding practices, and maternal and child health.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Xiaozhong Wen
Principal Investigator
State University of New York at Buffalo
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for women who have recently given birth, used to smoke but quit during pregnancy, and are still not smoking after delivery. Participants must be willing to take part in a study about breastfeeding and smoking relapse.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Breastfeeding Promotion
Trial Overview
The study compares two groups: one receives support and education to encourage breastfeeding as a way to help prevent returning to smoking; the other group gets general attention without specific breastfeeding promotion. Participants are randomly assigned.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
A multicomponent behavioral intervention to promote breastfeeding
General infant care counseling and support
Find a Clinic Near You
Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
State University of New York at Buffalo
Lead Sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
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