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Metabolism-Informed Care to Aid Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking (QUIT)

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Smoking Cessation
Interventions
Other: Nicotine Metabolite Ratio
Registration Number
NCT06556238
Lead Sponsor
Southcentral Foundation
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to refine and pilot an intervention using the Nicotine Metabolite Ratio (NMR) to inform the selection of pharmacologic treatment to increase smoking abstinence among Alaska Native and American Indian people. This is a single-arm pilot trial to assess and improve acceptability and feasibility.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

(Patients)

  • Alaska Native or American Indian person by self-report
  • eligible for or already receiving services at Southcentral Foundation (SCF)
  • age 18 years or older
  • daily smoking in the past 30-days
  • if other nicotine or tobacco products are used, cigarettes are main product used
  • planning to schedule an appointment with the Quit Tobacco Program to seek smoking cessation treatment in the next 30 days
  • willing to make a quit attempt within 30 days of enrollment in the Quit Tobacco Program
  • willing to have a blood test to inform their treatment
  • willing to try a pharmacologic treatment
  • willing to provide a saliva sample
  • has phone service
  • has access to broadband internet on mobile phone at home, work, or other location
  • has an Android or iPhone mobile phone compatible with the Smokerlyzer app

(Staff)

  • Staff participants of qualitative interviews to assess acceptability and feasibility of the intervention must be a health care professional at Southcentral Foundation (SCF), involved in the care of one of the participants of the study, that is their care team staff; including but not limited to: primary care providers, tobacco treatment specialists/health educators, pharmacists, nurse case managers, behavioral health consultants, certified medical assistants, and lab technicians.
Exclusion Criteria

(Patients)

  • Participated in the prior study phase
  • participated in a cessation program during the past 3 months
  • their provider has not approved varenicline in their referral to the Quit Tobacco Program
  • has history of serious hypersensitivity or skin reactions to varenicline
  • has bleeding disorder or is currently receiving cancer treatment
  • questionable capacity or impaired decision-making capacity

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Nicotine Metabolite RatioNicotine Metabolite RatioSubjects identified as cigarette smokers wishing to quit will receive the Nicotine Metabolite Ratio (NMR) test in a primary care setting and the results of the NMR will be used to inform medication recommendations for tobacco cessation.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Feasibility of intervention implementation: Semi-structured interviewsBeta phase (n=10) 6 weeks; Pilot phase (n=40) 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 26 weeks

Qualitatively, based on semi-structured interviews with a selection of participants and care team/administrators, thematic analysis will explore barriers and facilitators to using metabolism-informed care, as well as fidelity challenges in adhering to the recommended treatment.

Acceptability of metabolism-informed intervention: QualitativeBeta phase (n=10) 6 weeks; Pilot phase (n=40) 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 26 weeks

Additional data will be collected qualitatively via semi-structured interviews with selected participants and care team/administrators.

Feasibility of intervention implementation: EnrollmentBeta phase (n=10) 6 weeks; Pilot phase (n=40) 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 26 weeks

Proportion of eligible persons who enroll

Feasibility of intervention implementation: Treatment recommendationsBeta phase (n=10) 6 weeks; Pilot phase (n=40) 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 26 weeks

Proportion who use treatment recommended by NMR results

Acceptability of metabolism-informed intervention: QuantitativeBeta phase (n=10) 6 weeks; Pilot phase (n=40) 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 26 weeks

Mean of fourteen, 3-point, Likert-scale survey responses (agree/neither agree nor disagree/disagree, with a "prefer not to answer" option). These items will assess intervention and process acceptability including timeliness of the procedures and recommendation, composition of the team, clarity of communication, ease of understanding pilot measures, willingness to recommend, and satisfaction. These items will be combined into a summary score indicating overall acceptability of the intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Smoking Cessation: Self-reportBeta phase (n=10) 6 weeks; Pilot phase (n=40) 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 26 weeks

self-report of cigarette smoking for the past 7 days

Smoking Cessation: Nicotine <10ng/mLBeta phase (n=10) 6 weeks; Pilot phase (n=40) 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 26 weeks

nicotine \<10ng/mL measured by a saliva test strip (Accutest® NicAlert Saliva Collection Kit)

Smoking Cessation: Expelled COBeta phase (n=10) 6 weeks; Pilot phase (n=40) 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 26 weeks

expelled CO\<4ppm according to a handheld breath monitor which connects to a mobile device (iCO Smokerlyzer®, Bedfont Scientific)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Anchorage Native Primary Care Center

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Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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