How secondhand smoke affects children's health and learning
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how secondhand smoke from parents (smoking for at least 6 years) affects children's physical abilities, thinking skills, and school performance. It aims to understand the impact on healthy primary school children in Cairo.
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Who can take part
- Your child should be 6 to 11 years old and in primary school.
- Both boys and girls can join.
- The child must be generally healthy, with no major physical or learning problems.
- A parent must have smoked for at least 6 years, and at a moderate or high level.
- Your family should live in Cairo, Egypt, and have a middle-class lifestyle.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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