7 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
Phase 3 Pilot Clinical Trial.
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of providing light smokers with feedback about their health, including exposure to tobacco-related chemicals.
Use of tobacco is very high among Alaska Native pregnant women. The investigators are conducting a three phase study. The first study is nearly completed and involved measuring biomarkers of tobacco exposure in mothers and infants. The second phase of the research is a qualitative study to translate the biomarker findings to an intervention.
Use of tobacco is very high among Alaska Native women. The investigators are conducting a three phase study. The first phase will examine biomarkers of tobacco exposure in pregnant women and their newborns. The second phase is a qualitative study to translate the biomarker findings into intervention messages. The third phase is a pilot of the biomarker feedback intervention compared with a control condition.
This study is directed at decreasing home environmental tobacco smoking (ETS) exposure with a novel approach of adoption of home smoking restrictions. This will be done by providing the cohabitating smoker and non-smoker with biomarker feedback documenting exposure to ETS. The intent is to identify an intervention strategy(ies) to reduce ETS exposure.
1. To do formative work with healthcare providers, clinic staff and parents to develop a protocol for a clinic system to routinely collect blood from children at risk of SHS exposure conduct laboratory testing for tobacco toxicants, document exposure in the electronic medical record (EMR) and incorporate the biomarker feedback into a parental smoking treatment plan. 2. To pilot test effects of a clinic system to screen children at risk of SHS exposure with laboratory testing for tobacco toxicants on provider delivery of tobacco treatment services (primary outcome). 3. To pilot test effects of a clinic system to screen children at risk of SHS exposure with laboratory testing for tobacco toxicants on parent smoking behavior (participation in smoking cessation treatment, smoking cessation and implementation of smoking restrictions).
Smoking is widely accepted to cause an increase in an individual's likelihood of developing cancer and heart disease. The effects of tobacco smoke are not limited to smokers. Secondhand smoke inhaled by a non-smoker has also been associated with the development of several illnesses. This study focuses on learning how to make your home smoke-free.