Acceptability of Less Harmful Alternatives to Cigarettes
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00957424 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: August 12, 2009
Results First Posted
: December 14, 2016
Last Update Posted
: February 7, 2017
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RATIONALE: A study that evaluates participants' beliefs about smokeless tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapy may be useful in helping smokers stop smoking.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the acceptability of less harmful alternatives to cigarettes.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Bladder Cancer Cervical Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gastric Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Kidney Cancer Leukemia Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Tobacco Use Disorder | Behavioral: telephone-based intervention Drug: nicotine replacement therapy Other: informational intervention Other: internet-based intervention Other: questionnaire administration | Not Applicable |
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To assess the impact of factual information (a fact sheet) about the relative harms of smokeless (SL)/nicotine replacement (NR) products on participants' beliefs about relative harmfulness.
- To assess the impact of trying samples of NR and/or SL products on intentions to use such products as alternatives to cigarettes.
Secondary
- To explore the effects of factual information in regard to smoked tobacco on smokers' intentions to use such products as alternatives to cigarettes.
- To assess potential barriers to use of both NR and SL products as substitutes for cigarettes.
- To obtain estimates of possible effect sizes for powering a proposed comprehensive test of the likely outcomes of using these products in preference to cigarettes (and other smoked products).
OUTLINE:
Participants undergo a 10-15 minute web-based survey on a computer in the Tobacco Research Laboratory to assess basic demographic information; beliefs about the relative harmfulness of nicotine replacement (NR) and smokeless (SL) products, including use of relevant questions from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) 4 country survey; past experiences with NR and SL products and perceptions about them; and willingness to try samples of NR/SL products they have not previously used, or, if not willing, reasons for refusal. Participants also receive an information sheet while simultaneously hearing an audio recording of it.
Participants complete questionnaires at 2, 3, and 4 weeks.
Beginning 2 weeks after study intervention, some participants receive a day's supply of ≤ 4 smokeless tobacco or nicotine products and periodically undergo a breath CO and saliva and buccal cell sample collection. Surveys are completed and samples collected at 3 and 4 weeks.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 67 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | International Study of the Acceptability of Less Harmful Alternatives to Cigarettes (ISALHAC) - A Pilot Study |
Study Start Date : | June 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Overall
Single-armed study
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Behavioral: telephone-based intervention
10-15 minute web-based survey on a computer
Drug: nicotine replacement therapy
One week supply
Other: informational intervention
Other: internet-based intervention
Other: questionnaire administration
Given out week 2, 3 and 4.
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- Number of Participants With no Interest in Trial of Harm-reduction Products (HRPs) [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
- Number of Participants Willing to Try HRPs [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
- Number of Participants That Completed 1-week Trial [ Time Frame: One week ]
- Number of Participants Willing to Continue With Preferred HRP [ Time Frame: 1 week follow up ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Currently smokes ≥ 10 cigarettes per day
- Not planning to quit smoking in the next 30 days and has not tried to quit in the past 30 days
- Medically eligible to receive nicotine-replacement products, based on the NYS Smokers Quitline eligibility criteria
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Able to read and speak English
- In good general health
- No history of heart attack or stroke in the past 2 weeks
- No history of chest pains in the past month
- No report of physician-diagnosed arrhythmia/irregular heartbeat or use of pacemaker
- No report of physician-diagnosed heart disease/coronary artery disease, uncontrolled hypertension, stomach ulcer, diabetes, depression, or asthma
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- No other concurrent tobacco products or nicotine medications
- No concurrent Zyban, Bupropion, Wellbutrin, Chantix, or other smoking cessation medication

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00957424
United States, New York | |
Roswell Park Cancer Institute | |
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001 |
Principal Investigator: | Martin Mahoney, MD | Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
Responsible Party: | Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00957424 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDR0000648665 P30CA016056 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) RPCI-I-118207 |
First Posted: | August 12, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | December 14, 2016 |
Last Update Posted: | February 7, 2017 |
Last Verified: | December 2016 |
Keywords provided by Roswell Park Cancer Institute:
tobacco use disorder bladder cancer cervical cancer esophageal cancer gastric cancer renal cell carcinoma adult primary liver cancer non-small cell lung cancer small cell lung cancer |
pancreatic cancer hypopharyngeal cancer laryngeal cancer lip and oral cavity cancer nasopharyngeal cancer oropharyngeal cancer paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer adult acute myeloid leukemia |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Neoplasms Pancreatic Neoplasms Stomach Neoplasms Head and Neck Neoplasms Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Urinary Bladder Neoplasms Esophageal Neoplasms Liver Neoplasms Kidney Neoplasms Carcinoma, Renal Cell Tobacco Use Disorder Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms |
Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Pancreatic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Stomach Diseases Uterine Neoplasms Genital Neoplasms, Female Urogenital Neoplasms Uterine Cervical Diseases Uterine Diseases |