Support and Outreach to Increase Screening for Lung Cancer in Patients With a History of Smoking
Provider Support and Patient Outreach in Lung Cancer Screening
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 50 Years to 77 Years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "PROVIDERS: GROUP A: PROVIDER SUPPORT GROUP: Providers complete baseline and endpoint surveys once on study."
- "GROUP B: PROVIDER CONTROL GROUP: Participants complete baseline and endpoint surveys once on study."
- "Patients undergo educational activity and SDM counseling once on study and complete baseline and endpoint surveys."
- "Patients receive usual care once on study and complete baseline and endpoint telephone surveys."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
This clinical trial tests how well providing education improves screening for lung cancer in patients with a history of smoking. Screenings may help doctors find lung cancer sooner when it may be easier to treat. Education and counseling may be an effective method to help providers and patients learn about lung cancer screening. Providing education and decision counseling to providers and patients may increase lung cancer screening.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * PRACTICE LEVEL: * Primary care practice (family medicine, geriatrics, internal medicine) in one of the 4 participating health systems * Practice using the main electronic medical record (EMR) of each system, in order to run appropriate patient recruitment reports * Practice with at least 50% of practice providers (physicians and advanced care providers) consenting to participate * PATIENT LEVEL: * Have an office or telemedicine established patient visit scheduled with a primary care provider in one of the participating practices within next 14 to 25 days * 50 to 77 years of age * Have at least a 20-pack-year smoking history (based on self-report at baseline eligibility assessment) * Currently smoke or have quit smoking within the past 15 years (based on self-report at baseline eligibility assessment) * Able to communicate in English or Spanish (determined at baseline eligibility assessment) Exclusion Criteria: * PATIENT OUTREACH: * Any lung computed tomography (CT) or low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scan in the past 11 months, current procedural terminology (CPT) Codes are as follows * G0297 - LDCT screening * 71250 - CT w/o contrast * 71260 - CT w/ contrast * 71270 - CT with and w/o contrast * 71275 - CT angiography chest * 78815 - Positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET CT) skull base to mid-thigh * 78816 - PET CT whole body * Prior history of lung cancer (The patient's problem list includes a problem with an international classification of diseases (ICD10) code of "Z85.118" or one beginning with "C34.", or by self-report at baseline eligibility assessment) * Recent hospitalization (Admission date within the last 60 days listed in electronic health record (EHR), or by self-report at baseline eligibility assessment) * Dementia (diagnosis codes F03.90 or F03.91) in EHR
Study sites (1)
PA
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA 19107Ronald Myers · Study contactMore trials in Philadelphia