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ACT Lung Health Intervention: Phase Two

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · with National Cancer Institute (NCI), University of Massachusetts, Boston · NCT06945120

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–100 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
50
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
November 4, 2025
Record last updated
March 13, 2026

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What the study is about

This study aims to test a counseling and educational program designed to improve lung health through smoking cessation for Chinese and Korean American smokers at high risk for lung cancer.

Being studied: ACT Lung Health Intervention

Conditions: Smoking Cessation; Smoking Behaviors; Smoking, Tobacco; Smoking, Cigarette; Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Self-identify as either Chinese or Korean
  • Speak either Korean, Mandarin, or English
  • Are 18 years of age or older
  • Are current smokers (i.e., have smoked at least 100 traditional cigarettes ever and have smoked at least one traditional cigarette within the prior 30 days)
  • Will live in the United States for the next 12 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • Hospitalization due to a serious mental illness (e.g., psychotic disorders) during the prior 6 months.
  • We will not include any of the following special populations:
  • Adults unable to consent.
  • Adults younger than 50 or older than 80 years
  • Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
  • Pregnant women
  • Prisoners

Recruiting US locations

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, MA 02115

    Site contact: Mary Cooley, PhD · 617-632-5096 · Mary_cooley@dfci.harvard.edu

  • University of Massachusetts-Boston

    Boston, MA 02125

    Site contact: Sun Kim, PhD, RN · sun.kim@umb.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Mary Cooley, PhD · 617-632-5096 · mary_cooley@dfci.harvard.edu
  • Barbara Halpenny, MA, MSW · 617-582-7124 · barbara_halpenny@dfci.harvard.edu
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