Shisha
Conditions
Brief summary
Previous qualitative research among Somali American adults in Minnesota have identified high levels of hookah or shisha (hereafter shisha) use in Somali households. Household shisha use exposes all family members, including children, to secondhand smoke (SHS) that contains toxins that can cause many different acute and chronic disease, including increased levels of several cancers such as lung, bladder, and oral cancers. Despite the high levels of shisha use, gaps in the knowledge of the risks of shisha use and how to mitigate the potential harmful health consequences of shisha use exist among Somali Americans. This study aims to pilot test the feasibility of a newly developed CHW-delivered intervention to reduce home shisha SHS exposure with n=15 Somali families. Pre-/post-measurements of family members' (1 adult and 1 child) urine or salivary cotinine levels will be obtained along with a brief pre-/post-survey to characterize household tobacco use and the presence of home smoke-free rules.
Interventions
RADIATIONCHW-delivered intervention
WellShare CHWs will then deliver the brief, approximately 15-minute intervention to the participating parent. The new intervention components will build off existing tobacco education outreach using verbal instruction and images developed by WellShare CHWs and layer in home smoke-free rules, potential biomarker feedback about smoke exposure, and other educational intervention components that align. Additionally there will be pre and post-intervention surveys and urine samples collection for cotinine levels.
Sponsors
University of Minnesota
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
a feasibility pilot of the new CHW-delivered intervention to reduce home shisha SHS exposure with n=15 Somali families.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Eligible families will identify as * Somali American, * have one or more children between 6 months and 18 years of age in the home, and * have at least one adult who uses shisha at home. Families with other forms of tobacco use in addition to shisha use will be included.
Exclusion criteria
* Participation in previous qualitative study to inform intervention development * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent and complete all study procedures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recruitment rate | 8 weeks | number of recruited participants out of number of approached |
| Retention rate measure | 8 weeks | proportion of participants who complete the 2 visits for data collection |
| pre-/post- survey completion rates | 8 weeks | proportion of participants who complete the pre and post-intervention surveys |
| pre-/post- biospecimen completion rates | 8 weeks | proportion of participants who complete the urine sample collection |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| shisha use changes | 8 weeks | Pre-/post- changes (baseline to 8 week follow-up) in the frequency of shisha use. A pre-pilot survey has been developed and will assess this outcome measure. |
| tobacco product use changes | 8 weeks | Pre-/post- changes in the frequency of other tobacco product use. A pre-pilot survey has been developed and will assess this outcome measure. |
| smoke-free home rules | 8 weeks | Pre-/post- changes in the presence of smoke-free home rules. A pre-pilot survey has been developed and will assess this outcome measure. |
| the cotinine levels of parents and children. | 8 weeks | Pre-/post- changes in the cotinine levels of parents and children. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORApril Wilhelm, MD, MPH
University of Minnesota
Outcome results
None listed