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Health Education Approach to Lung Screening

Virginia Commonwealth University · with Stand Up To Cancer · NCT06070870

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 50–80 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
675
US sites recruiting
3
Study start
October 10, 2023
Record last updated
August 25, 2026

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What the study is about

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)

Being studied: Patient Navigation

Conditions: Lung Cancer

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria

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

Recruiting US locations

  • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

    Carrboro, NC 27510

    Site contact: Christopher Lyu, MPA · (919) 966-2865 · Christopher_Lyu@med.unc.edu

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, SC 29425

    Site contact: Megan Ellison, Ed.D · 843-876-2428 · ellisome@musc.edu

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, VA 23298

    Site contact: Massey CPC Team · 804-628-6430 · MasseyCPC@vcu.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Massey IIT Research Operations · 804-628-6430 · masseyepd@vcu.edu
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