New app aims to shield pregnant women from secondhand smoke
NCT ID NCT07003282
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a digital program called 'First Breath' designed to help pregnant women and their smoking partners reduce secondhand smoke exposure at home and in the car. The program includes an app, reminders, and feedback on smoke exposure levels. Researchers will enroll 160 participants to see if the program is feasible and acceptable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- First Breath digital behavioral intervention (app, reminders, cotinine feedback)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, scalable way to protect pregnant women and their babies from secondhand smoke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. The results may not apply to broader populations or different settings.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Pregnant women: Inclusion criteria: 1. ≤24 gestational weeks; 2. at least 18 years old; 3. living with a partner who smokes (at least one combustible cigarette a day); d) ability to understand Hebrew at a reasonable level; e) currently not smoking any tobacco or nicotine product (to clarify, women who smoked in the past are eligible). Exclusion criteria: 1. women with high-risk pregnancies, 2. no access to internet, 3. her partner is currently involved in a smoking cessation process. Expectant fathers who smoke: Inclusion criteria: 1. male, 2. at least 18 years old, 3. able to understand Hebrew at a reasonable level, 4. smoking at least one combustible cigarette per day, 5. currently living with a pregnant spouse who does not smoke any tobacco or nicotine product and 6. the spouse is ≤24 gestational weeks . Note: expectant father who are current users of other tobacco products (such as electronic cigarettes) are also eligible as long as they smoke at least one combustible cigarette a day. Exclusion criteria: 1. currently engaged in a smoking cessation program, 2. no access to the internet.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
RECRUITINGJerusalem, Israel
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