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Surveillance Strategies for Lung Cancer (WTS Trial)

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Led By Michael K Gould, MD, MS

Research Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 4 years

Awards & highlights

WTS Trial Summary

This trial will compare two different protocols for follow-up imaging of small pulmonary nodules discovered on chest CT scans.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 35 years old who have small lung nodules, possibly indicating early-stage lung cancer, and would normally be monitored with CT scans. Pregnant women or those under 35, or anyone diagnosed with a type of cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) in the last five years cannot participate.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The 'Watch the Spot Trial' is comparing two different schedules for follow-up CT scans to monitor small lung nodules. One group will have less frequent check-ups while the other will have more frequent surveillance to see which strategy is better.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves monitoring strategies rather than medication, there are no direct side effects from interventions. However, there may be indirect effects such as anxiety from more frequent testing or potential delays in diagnosis with less frequent testing.

WTS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 4 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 4 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 4 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Malignant Neoplasms

Secondary outcome measures

Anxiety, measured with the State Anxiety Inventory, 6-item

Fetal Distress

Exposure to ionizing radiation, using the computed tomography dose index (CTDIvol), measured in mGy (milliGray)

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WTS Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: More Frequent CT SurveillanceActive Control1 Intervention

Chest CT scans to be repeated at 3, 6, 12 and/or 24 months, depending on patient risk factors and nodule size and attenuation (density)

Group II: Less Frequent CT SurveillanceActive Control1 Intervention

Chest CT scans to be repeated at 3, 6, 12 and/or 24 months, depending on patient risk factors and nodule size and attenuation (density). Overall, participants in the less frequent arm are expected to undergo 30% fewer surveillance imaging tests.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Kaiser PermanenteLead Sponsor

538 Previous Clinical Trials

24,078,628 Total Patients Enrolled

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteOTHER

549 Previous Clinical Trials

29,961,576 Total Patients Enrolled

University of California, DavisOTHER

910 Previous Clinical Trials

4,671,791 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

More Frequent CT Surveillance Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT02623712 — N/A

Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Research Study Groups: More Frequent CT Surveillance, Less Frequent CT Surveillance

Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Clinical Trial 2023: More Frequent CT Surveillance Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT02623712 — N/A

More Frequent CT Surveillance 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT02623712 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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What are the main goals of this clinical experiment?

"This two-year long clinical trial aims to evaluate the prevalence of T1a stage or greater cancerous nodules according to AJCC staging system (7th edition). Secondary objectives involve assessing survival time from date of diagnosis, days between identification and diagnosis, and radiation exposure as measured by mGy (milliGray) CTDIvol."

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Are there any recruitment opportunities available for this trial?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this study is no longer recruiting participants after having first been posted on March 6th 2017 and its most recent update occurring on September 30th 2022. Nevertheless, 1932 other medical studies are presently seeking potential candidates for their trials."

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