Risk Communication in African American Smokers

November 27, 2023 updated by: Temple University

Nicotine Dependence and Lung Cancer Genetics in African Americans

The study aims to understand the effects of learning about one's genetic risk for lung cancer that is specific to their ancestry. Participants will be given hypothetical personalized genetic risk results and ask to think about how they might respond to such information if they actually received such results.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study aims to understand the effects of learning about one's genetic risk for lung cancer that is specific to their ancestry. Smokers will be randomized to receive hypothetical information about their genetic status and consider how they think they would respond if such results were actually presented to them. They will be randomly assigned to receive one of four sets of hypothetical genetic results: 1) High risk of lung cancer and high genetic African ancestry, 2) High risk of lung cancer and low genetic African ancestry, 3) Low risk of lung cancer and high genetic African ancestry, or 4) Low risk of lung cancer and low genetic African ancestry. After being given this hypothetical information, participants will complete brief questionnaires assessing perceived risk of lung cancer, worry about cancer, psychological distress, and motivation to quit smoking.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

166

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
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Hunter College
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111
        • Fox Chase Cancer 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age minimum
  • Self-report African American
  • Report smoking at least 100 lifetime cigarettes

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Report history of cancer

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: HRHA
High Risk, High Ancestry
Behavioral: HRHA
participants will be asked to consider a hypothetical scenario in which genetic test results reveal that: 1) they carry genotypes that place African American smokers at a particularly high (~50%-80%) risk for the development of lung cancer, and 2) their genetic profile reflects a particularly high concordance with African heritage (~90%).
Experimental: LRLA
Low Risk, Low Ancestry
Behavioral: LRLA
participants will be asked to consider a scenario in which genetic test results reveal that: 1) they are at normal (~7%-10%) risk for the development of lung cancer, and 2) their genetic profile reflects a particularly low concordance with African heritage (~10%).
Experimental: HRLA
High Risk, Low Ancestry
Behavioral: HRLA
participants will receive "High Risk, Low Ancestry (HRLA)" hypothetical
Experimental: LRHA
Low Risk, High Ancestry
Behavioral: LRHA
participants will receive "Low Risk, High Ancestry (HRLA)" hypothetical

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Motivation to Quit Smoking
Time Frame: 1 minute after intervention
use self report 7 item (condition options) MTSS (Motivation to Stop Smoking) Scale with yes/no option to determine the quitting intention condition; range of scale : 1-7, with higher score means higher motivation to quit smoking
1 minute after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Temple University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Camille Ragin, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center

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)

September 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

September 10, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 18, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 27, 2023

Last Verified

November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 18-8004
  • 1U54CA221705-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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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