Health Education Approach to Lung Screening
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Lung Cancer
In brief
Evaluate the impact of the patient navigation program on the proportion of patients who complete lung cancer screening (LCS), defined as undergoing a low dose computed tomography (LDCT)
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06070870
- Run by
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- People needed
- 675
- Starts
- 2023-10-10
- Expected to finish
- 2027-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-01
Who can join
Age: 50 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Meets current USPSTF guidelines for lung cancer screening (LCS)
- 20 pack-year smoking history Note: A pack-year is a way of calculating how much a person has smoked in their lifetime.
- One pack-year is the equivalent of smoking an average of 20 cigarettes-1 pack-per day for a year.
- Currently smokes or has quit smoking within the past 15 years
- Identifies as Black or African-American Note: Both Hispanic/Latino and Non-Hispanic/Latino patients are eligible as long as they also identify as Black or African-American (eg, Afro-Latino).
- Willing to complete all navigation-related study activities
- Able to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
You may not qualify if…
- A patient who meets any of the following exclusion criteria is ineligible to participate in the study:
- Known history of cancer (except squamous cell skin cancer), or coughing up blood in the past 5 years, as reported by the individual
- Has undergone a previous lung cancer screening
- Inability to speak English
- Medical, psychological, or social condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the patient's risk or limit the patient's adherence with study requirements
Where it is running
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill — Carrboro, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)
- Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina, United States (enrolling)
- Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States (enrolling)
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