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Education on Lung Cancer Screening for Smokers

Q: What is the aggregate number of individuals who have volunteered for this trial?

<p>Correct. Clinicaltrials.gov states that this clinical trial is actively recruiting participants, with the study being first posted on July 2 2020 and last updated February 1 2022. The research requires 800 patients to be enrolled at one medical site.</p>

Q: Is this research team actively seeking participants?

<p>The medical trial is actively accepting patients, with records on clinicaltrials.gov indicating the first post was made July 2nd 2020 and its most recent update occurring February 1st 2022.</p>

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Recruiting

Led By Robert J Volk

Research Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Current smoker, or former smoker with a cessation history of < 15 years

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 4 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study the best ways to refer heavy smokers to information about lung cancer screenings in order to help reduce the number of deaths caused by the disease.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking staff members of a quitline, aged between 55-80 years, who have smoked the equivalent of a pack a day for at least 30 years. It's also open to current smokers or those who've quit within the last 15 years. People with a history of lung cancer cannot participate.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing educational interventions and surveys to determine effective methods for informing heavy smokers about lung cancer screening options through tobacco quitlines.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational and survey interventions rather than medical treatments, there are no direct physical side effects expected from participating in this study.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am currently smoking or quit smoking less than 15 years ago.

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

Content from communications (email, phone, monthly calls)

Effectiveness (Caller Substudy)

Healthcare sector perspective

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Callers substudy (LCS educational materials, questionnaire)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions

Participants are referred to lung cancer screening educational materials. Participants also complete questionnaires at 1 week and 6 months after referral to educational materials.

Group II: Call center staff (educational intervention)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions

Participants undergo training consisting of a 60-minute educational session.

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterLead Sponsor

2,973 Previous Clinical Trials

1,788,521 Total Patients Enrolled

National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH

13,664 Previous Clinical Trials

40,925,205 Total Patients Enrolled

Robert J VolkPrincipal InvestigatorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

2 Previous Clinical Trials

520 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Lung Cancer Research Study Groups: Call center staff (educational intervention), Callers substudy (LCS educational materials, questionnaire)

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the aggregate number of individuals who have volunteered for this trial?

"Correct. Clinicaltrials.gov states that this clinical trial is actively recruiting participants, with the study being first posted on July 2 2020 and last updated February 1 2022. The research requires 800 patients to be enrolled at one medical site."

Answered by AI

Is this research team actively seeking participants?

"The medical trial is actively accepting patients, with records on clinicaltrials.gov indicating the first post was made July 2nd 2020 and its most recent update occurring February 1st 2022."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Educating Smokers About Lung Cancer Screening Using Tobacco Quitlines

2020. "Educating Smokers About Lung Cancer Screening Using Tobacco Quitlines". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04595422.

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