Mechanisms of Ethnic/Racial Differences in Lung Cancer Due to Cigarette Smoking Clinical and Biomarkers Core
Withdrawn before enrolling
Conditions studied: Tobacco Use
In brief
The purpose of the study is to collect human biological samples and measurements from people of various ethnic and racial backgrounds for projects related to the "Mechanisms of Ethnic/Racial Differences in Lung Cancer Due to Cigarette Smoking" Program Project Grant. These samples will be used to evaluate and compare biomarkers of tobacco exposure across Japanese Americans, Whites, and Native Hawaiians and to add to the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC) biorepository to develop or assess future biomarkers.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03352635
- Run by
- University of Minnesota
- People needed
- 0
- Starts
- 2017-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2022-08-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-11-24
Who can join
Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- One of the three targeted ethnic groups: 1)Japanese American - two parents of Japanese descent; 2) Non-Hispanic Whites - two parents of non-Hispanic white descent; 3) Native Hawaiians will include individuals with at least one parent of Hawaiian descent;
- Smoke 5 cigarettes per day over the past three months;
- >21 years of age;
- Consumes 14 or fewer drinks of alcohol per week;
- Generally stable and good health (determined by review of medical history);
- Able to provide written voluntary consent before performance of any study related procedure.
You may not qualify if…
- Current use of other nicotine containing products for > 4 times per month (and no use of any nicotine-containing products except cigarettes for 2 weeks prior to their study visits);
- Acute or uncontrolled medical or psychiatric conditions;
- Currently taking any medications that affect relevant metabolic enzymes or anti- inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen (this will be reviewed by study investigators on a case-by-case basis);
- Active infection (e.g., influenza, cold, respiratory infection, sinus infection) at the time of the visit;
- Pregnant or nursing or planning on becoming pregnant during the study;
- Unable to read and understand English.
Where it is running
- Tobacco Research Programs University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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