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

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start

2017-06-07

Primary completion

2018-09-11

Completion

2018-09-11

Publications

• Northrup TF, Stotts AL, Suchting R, Khan AM, Klawans MR, Green C, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Matt GE, Quintana PJE. Handwashing Results in Incomplete Nicotine Removal from Fingers of Individuals who Smoke: A Randomized Controlled Experiment. Am J Perinatol. 2022 Nov;39(15):1634-1642. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1736287. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.