Primary outcomes—pilot study
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Feasibility |
Study completion |
Database + weekly interview |
Recruitment rate (number recruited/number screened)
Retention rates (number completing last follow-up/number recruited)
CO sample rate (actual COs completed/total possible COs)
Number of counselling sessions completed
Number of women taking NRT
Adherence to NRT (proportion of dispensed NRT consumed)113
Partners/household members receiving NRT
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Acceptability |
Study completion |
In-depth interviews and focus groups |
Qualitative interviews with participants and antenatal staff will explore:
Acceptability of the intervention
Perceived effectiveness of intervention components
Attitudes toward addressing tobacco smoking
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the intervention as routine antenatal care
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Monthly |
Interview |
Treatment Acceptability Questionnaire |
Secondary outcomes—intervention effectiveness
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Changes in tobacco smoking |
At birth |
Weekly interview |
Number of abstinent days (≤5 ppm; actual number of days/total possible number of days)
Self-reported 7-day point prevalence verified by CO at birth ≤5ppm
Self-reported reduction in number of cigarettes smoked/day in past 7 days at 12 weeks postpartum
Changes in management of smoke-free home/cars
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Adverse maternal outcomes |
During pregnancy and to 12 weeks postpartum |
Medical chart review |
Participant adverse maternal outcomes will be compared with those of historical controls. The outcomes will incorporate:
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Neonatal outcomes |
At birth and at 12 weeks postpartum |
Medical chart review |
Participant newborn characteristics will be compared with historical controls, including:
Birth weight
Head circumference
Gender
Gestational age at delivery
Malformations (including cleft lip/palate, gastroschisis, heart defects)
Sudden infant death syndrome
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Economic evaluation |
Study completion |
Cost-consequence analysis |
Costs incurred:
Financial incentives
NRT and delivery
CO monitoring equipment
Counselling wages and other associated costs
Administration wages and other associated costs
Patient costs (out-of-pocket expenses)
Overheads
Offsets:
Outcomes:
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