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Increasing Equity 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 80 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Mentioned in the study description

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

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Mentioned in the study description
  • 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

In plain language

This study tests a program to help people get lung cancer screening through the emergency department. It is for adults ages 50–80 who meet the smoking history rules. The study will use interviews and a small trial to learn how well the program works, how people feel about it, and how easy it is to use.

The overall objective of this mixed methods study is to: 1) Refine the Emergency Department Lung Cancer Screening (ED-LCS) intervention using qualitative interviews among key stakeholders; 2) pilot test the ED-LCS intervention evaluating the intervention efficacy, acceptability, and feasibility; and 3) provide an in-depth description of stakeholders' experiences with the ED-LCS intervention for future refinement.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Are 50–80 years old.
  • Have smoked within the past 15 years.
  • Have smoked at least 20 pack-years—for example, 1 pack a day for 20 years or 2 packs a day for 10 years.

Who can't join

  • Do not speak English or Spanish.
  • Have a severe mental health problem, such as thoughts of suicide or harming others, or trouble knowing what is real. The treating doctor will confirm this.
  • Are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
  • Cannot give reliable cell phone contact information for follow-up.
  • Come to the emergency department with a life-threatening condition.
  • Have had a chest CT scan—a detailed picture of the chest—in the past 12 months.
  • Are already in a lung cancer screening program.
  • Are in hospice care, which provides comfort near the end of life.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * • Eligible for LCS (50-80 years old, smoked in past 15 years, and smoked at least 20 pack years) Exclusion Criteria: * • Non-English/Spanish speaking * Decompensated psychiatric illness (suicidal, homicidal, psychosis). Will confirm with attending physicians at time of enrollment * Intoxicated with alcohol or drugs * Cannot provide reliable follow up contact information (cell phone) * Presenting to the ED with a life-threatening condition * Have received chest CT scan in past 12 months * Already enrolled in LCS * Hospice enrolled

Study sites (1)

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