Promoting Smoking Cessation in Lung Cancer Screening Through Proactive Treatment
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Smoking Reduction, Tobacco Use, Tobacco Smoking, Tomography, Lung Diseases, Lung Neoplasms
In brief
This pragmatic trial will evaluate the value of routinely providing proactive smoking cessation support to current smokers as a part of participating in lung cancer screening within Veterans Health Administration.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03612804
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 944
- Starts
- 2019-05-10
- Expected to finish
- 2023-02-09
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-10-08
Who can join
Age: any, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Providers who schedule patients for a lung cancer screening at either of the two VA sites.
- Patients who participate in lung cancer screening and are current smokers at the time of scheduling their screening exam.
You may not qualify if…
- Providers who currently systematically prescribe cessation support medication to all current smokers will be excluded.
- Patients with urgent findings requiring biopsy/immediate attention on the screening CT will be excluded.
- Patients with a prior diagnosis of lung cancer or who are receiving active therapy for any cancer, except skin cancer, will be excluded.
- Patients previously diagnosed with cognitive impairment, dementia, or severe behavioral disorders, or have an indication in chart review of difficulty communicating or participating in telephone counseling sessions will be excluded.
Where it is running
- Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY — New York, New York, United States
- Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA — Seattle, Washington, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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