Validation of Biomarkers of Exposure and Host Response

August 28, 2023 updated by: University of Nebraska
This study will evaluate biomarkers measured in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) to assess clinical strategies of harm reduction. It will take advantage of a recently developed device that permits collection of exhaled breath condensate reproducibly, with minimal subject effort and with no oral contamination. Samples from asymptomatic smokers before and after inducing a change in their smoking habit (cessation or reduction) with the aid of partial nicotine replacement.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The proposed study will evaluate biomarkers measured in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) for the purpose of assessing clinical strategies of harm reduction. It will take advantage of a recently developed device that permits collection of exhaled breath condensate reproducibly, with minimal subject effort and with no oral contamination. The major goal of the trial is to provide evidence to validate biomarkers in EBC.

This will be accomplished by collecting samples from asymptomatic smokers before and after inducing a change in their smoking habit (cessation or reduction) with the aid of partial nicotine replacement.

Measures to be made in EBC include H2O2, the most widely explored biomarker in this "body" fluid. Methods that reliably can quantify levels in normal non-smokers and in asymptomatic smokers will be used. Two fold increases in smokers have been reported by in several reports and confirmed in preliminary data by the investigators. In addition, other biomarkers of oxidant stress: TBARs, 8-isoprostane and nitrotyrosine will be quantified using standard methods.

Biomarkers quantified in EBC will be assessed for reliability (i.e. reproducibility and for sensitivity) to change and for validity (by comparison to clinically defined endpoints and previously validated measures of exposure). Reproducibility will be assessed by making repeated measurements in the same subjects on different occasions. Sensitivity to change will be assessed by comparing values before and after changing smoking habit. Finally, the validity of the biomarkers will be assessed by comparing them to previous measures of smoke exposure (CO, NNAL and NNAL-glc) and to clinically defined endpoints: symptoms, the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire and post bronchodilator lung function. With regard to the latter measures, preliminary data indicate that symptoms can be detected in "asymptomatic" smokers and that these can change with a harm reduction strategy.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
        • University Of Nebraska Medical Center

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

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must be 19 years of age or older
  • Have a stable smoking habit greater than three months
  • Have smoked for at least 5 pack years
  • Be willing to make a serious quit attempt and be willing to use nicotine replacement therapy
  • Be able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • regular use of anti-inflammatory medication; presence of any inflammatory *disease of the respiratory tract including moderate or worse COPD (FEV1 < 80% predicted and FEV1/FVC ratio < 0.7) or PFT criteria for asthma (improvement in FEV1>12% of predicted and >200ml).
  • Subjects with normal lung function who meet criteria for diagnosis of chronic bronchitis will be excluded.
  • Subjects with stable medical conditions, excluding inflammatory lung disease, will be permitted to participate, providing anti-inflammatory therapies are not used regularly and providing there has been no change in their clinical status in the two months prior to beginning the study.

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

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
exhaled breath hydrogen peroxide

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
lung function
health status (SGRQ, CCQ, BCSS, LCQ)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Nebraska

Collaborators

Institute for Science and Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Stephen I Rennard, MD, University of Nebraska

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 30, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 1, 2007

First Posted (Estimated)

May 2, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 31, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 28, 2023

Last Verified

August 1, 2023

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 009-05

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