Effect of Lung Cancer Diagnoses on Family Behaviors

Completed

Conditions studied: Lung Cancer, Blood Relatives of Patient w/Lung Cancer, Cigarette Smokers

In brief

Background: \- A health event can be a powerful motivator for abrupt behavior changes. For instance, many people who smoke stop after having a heart attack or being diagnosed with cancer. A relative s health event may have a similar effect. For instance, smokers may try to quit after learning that a parent or sibling has lung cancer. Researchers want to study relatives of people with lung cancer to see how the relative s diagnosis affects a person s willingness to quit smoking or have genetic testing. Objectives: \- To study the impact of a relative s lung cancer diagnosis on a person s approach to genetic testing and smoking cessation services. Eligibility: \- Current smokers between 18 and 55 years of age who are close blood relatives of people being treated for lung cancer. Design: * Participants will be recruited through telephone surveys. Participants will log on to a password-protected website. The site has two educational sessions and three surveys to complete. * Participants will also be offered free genetic testing. The test will see whether they have a gene that can reduce the effectiveness of some cancer treatment drugs. Those who agree to the test will collect a cheek swab sample at home and send the sample in for testing. They will receive the test results through the website. * The surveys will ask about risk perceptions and emotional responses to the relative s diagnosis. They will also ask about smoking history, motivation to quit, and reactions to information about smoking and genetic risk. * All participants will be able to receive free smoking cessation services. * Six months after completing the surveys, participants will have a follow-up phone call. The call will ask whether participants used the smoking cessation services.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01862770
Run by
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
People needed
507
Starts
2012-12-18
Expected to finish
2016-02-25
Last updated by the study team
2018-04-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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