RightFit
RecruitingNot applicable

A Community Health Intervention to Improve Lung Cancer Screening Uptake in Community Health Centers

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
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: CT scans

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
  • "Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer death, and lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose computed tomography can reduce lung cancer-related mortality among eligible individuals."
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

In plain language

This study tests whether help from a community health worker or trained community guide can improve access to lung cancer screening and help people stop smoking. It is for adults ages 50 to 80 at three community health centers who may qualify for screening. Participants are assigned by chance to enhanced usual care or one of the two types of support.

Lung cancer screening (LCS) can reduce lung cancer-related mortality, but screening uptake remains low among eligible individuals. The goal of this study is to partner with community stakeholders to develop and pilot test a multi-component navigator-delivered intervention targeting key barriers to lung cancer screening and tobacco treatment utilization. Participants are randomized to enhanced usual care, a community health worker (CHW)-delivered intervention, or the same intervention delivered by a trained lay navigator. The intervention includes patient outreach, patient-centered shared decision-making, tobacco treatment counseling, and assistance navigating logistical barriers to care. The proposed activities will lay the groundwork for a subsequent fully powered randomized clinical trial evaluating CHW- and lay navigator-delivered approaches to facilitate access to lung cancer screening and tobacco treatment.

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 to 80 years old.
  • May qualify for lung cancer screening based on the smoking history in your health record.
  • Get primary care at Mason Square, High Street, or Brightwood community health center.
  • Speak English or Spanish.

Who can't join

  • Are younger than 50 or older than 80.
  • Have smoked 20 pack-years or less. One pack-year means smoking one pack of cigarettes a day for one year.
  • Quit smoking more than 15 years ago.
  • Have had lung cancer screening before.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults between the age of 50 and 80. * Potentially eligible for LCS according to the Electronic Health Record smoking history. * Receive their primary care at Mason Square, High Street, or Brightwood community health centers. * English- or Spanish- speaking. Exclusion Criteria: * Not eligible for lung cancer screening based on age (age \< 50 or \> 80 years) or smoking history (has not smoked more than 20 pack-years of tobacco cigarettes or quit more than 15 years ago). * Have received a lung cancer screen in the past.

Study sites (1)

MA