Tobacco Constituents and Biomarkers

August 10, 2021 updated by: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Constituent Yields and Biomarkers of Exposure for Tobacco Product Regulation

This proposal addresses several research priorities related to the regulatory authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products as mandated by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Scientific evidence supports the important role of tobacco and cigarette smoke carcinogens in the development of cancers associated with cigarette smoking. Regulation of the levels of harmful constituents in cigarette smoke is one of the tobacco control strategies that now can be employed by the FDA and may serve to reduce tobacco carcinogen exposures in those smokers who are unable or unwilling to quit smoking. Such regulation will require a valid and robust approach to the assessment of comparative toxicity and carcinogenicity among various cigarette brands. This proposal will help develop a testing approach that can produce meaningful predictions of changes in human exposure due to changes in constituent levels in cigarette smoke, and hence serve as a reliable measure for product regulation. Thus, the proposed research will generate findings and data that are directly relevant to inform the FDA's regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products to protect public health. The human trial deals with Aims 2 and 3 of this study.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
65

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult smokers from Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female adult smokers 18-65 years of age, who smoke at least 7 cigarettes per day (to assure that biomarker levels are above the limit of quantitation) and do not have plans to quit smoking in the next month;
  • Smoked the same brand for >80% of their cigarettes over the course of at least 1 year, and smoked not more than 20 cigarettes (1 pack) of a different brand within two weeks prior to the eligibility screening;
  • Not using any other nicotine or tobacco product;
  • Subjects who are not taking any medications that affect relevant metabolic enzymes;
  • Women who are not pregnant or nursing;
  • Subjects have provided written informed consent to participate in the study (adolescents under the age of 18 will be excluded because this project involves use of tobacco products).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant immune system disorders, respiratory diseases, kidney or liver diseases or any other medical disorders that may affect biomarker data;
  • Current or recent alcohol or drug abuse problems (to ensure alcohol and drug use does not affect biomarkers of exposure and to maximize retention);
  • Regular tobacco use (e.g., greater than weekly) other than cigarettes;
  • Currently using nicotine replacement or other tobacco cessation products (to minimize confounding effects of another product);
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding (due to toxic effects from tobacco products)
  • Report smoking more than 1 pack (20 cigarettes) of a non-usual brand cigarette in the past two weeks * Participants who report smoking 2 or more non-usual brand cigarettes the day before the clinic visit will be ineligible

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
FTC Method
Other: FTC Method Smoking Regimen
cigarettes are smoked by drawing 35 mL puff volumes over 2 s, with 60 s interval between puffs and no blocking of filter ventilation holes
Massachusetts Method
Other: Massachusetts Method Smoking Regimen
45-mL puffs drawn over 2 s, with 30 s interval between puffs and 50% blocking of filter ventilation holes
Health Canada Intense Method
Other: Health Canada Intense Smoking Regimen
55-mL puff volumes of 2-s duration, with 30 s interval between puffs and 100% blocking of filter ventilation holes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The extent to which differences in smoke yields of NNN and NNK per mg nicotine are predictive of differences in smokers' exposure to these carcinogens (human trial)
Time Frame: 1 Year
Correlation between urinary total NNN and total NNAL (with and without normalization for total nicotine intake) in smokers and the machine-measured yields of NNN and NNK (per mg nicotine and per cigarette) in cigarettes smoked by these individuals. The relationship will be investigated for the machine-measured yields generated by 3 different smoking regimens.
1 Year
The extent to which NNN and NNK per mg nicotine levels in spent cigarette filters are predictive of differences in smokers' exposure to these carcinogens (human trial)
Time Frame: 1 Year
Correlation, for each smoker, between the TSNA per mg nicotine content in their spent cigarette filters with the levels of total NNN and total NNAL per nicotine equivalents in their urine
1 Year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Individual factors affecting TSNA per mg nicotine and exposures in smokers (human trial)
Time Frame: 1 Year
Correlation (if any) of individual factors and the relationship between the machine-measured TSNA per mg nicotine and exposures in smokers.
1 Year
Relationship between 1-HOP and TSNA per mg Nicotine
Time Frame: 1 Year
Correlation between urinary biomarker of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure (1-HOP) and TSNA per mg nicotine yields in cigarette smoke.
1 Year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
December 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
March 22, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 22, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submitted a study record to ClinicalTrials.gov. There is typically a delay of a few days between the first submitted date and the record's availability on ClinicalTrials.gov (the first posted date).
September 10, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
September 12, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
September 16, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
August 11, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
August 10, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 2013NTLS115

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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