🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-05
Integrating CHWs Into Prenatal Care for Maternal Smoking Cessation (NCT06438549)
🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Loma Linda University
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This develops a novel behavioral tobacco cessation program for pregnant smokers in San Bernardino County.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (5 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (4 items).
Location: Loma Linda University Medical Center — Loma Linda, California
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- severe mental health problems that prevent informed consent and/or CHW intervention
- women who were on Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) or enrolled in a cessation program within 30 days
- unwillingness to participate in audio-recorded key informant interviews or focus groups
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (2 Sites)
- Loma Linda University Medical Center — Loma Linda, California
- Riverside University Health Systems — Moreno Valley, California
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.