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

NCT ID: NCT06556238

Last Updated: 2025-11-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-11-17

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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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

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Conditions

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Smoking Cessation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Nicotine Metabolite Ratio

Subjects 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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nicotine Metabolite Ratio

Intervention Type OTHER

Blood specimens will be drawn, in clinic, by clinical staff trained in blood collection (e.g., certified medical assistant, nurse). Through regular clinic procedures, lab staff will ship for processing to Quest. Quest uses liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry with a limit of detection of 2ng/ml for all analytes and will quantify NMR within 3-6 days of sample arrival. Samples will be consumed during testing. Results of NMR will be returned to primary care providers, and NMR-informed medication recommendations will be made to participants.

Interventions

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Nicotine Metabolite Ratio

Blood specimens will be drawn, in clinic, by clinical staff trained in blood collection (e.g., certified medical assistant, nurse). Through regular clinic procedures, lab staff will ship for processing to Quest. Quest uses liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry with a limit of detection of 2ng/ml for all analytes and will quantify NMR within 3-6 days of sample arrival. Samples will be consumed during testing. Results of NMR will be returned to primary care providers, and NMR-informed medication recommendations will be made to participants.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Southcentral Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Georgia Michlig

Senior Researcher

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Georgia J Michlig, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Southcentral Foundation

Locations

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Anchorage Native Primary Care Center

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Todd Takeno, MA

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 907-729-8623

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Todd Takeno, MA

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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S06GM142122

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1958237

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id