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Health Education Approach to Lung Screening

Virginia Commonwealth University

Start Date

10/10/2023

Completion Date

12/31/2027

Summary

Evaluate the impact of the patient navigation program on the proportion of patients who complete lung cancer screening (LCS), defined as undergoing a low dose computed tomography (LDCT)

Detailed Description

This is a single-arm study of a patient navigation intervention to increase access to lung cancer screening (LCS).

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 50 years to 80 years

Inclusion Criteria: * Meets current USPSTF guidelines for lung cancer screening (LCS) * 20 pack-year smoking history Note: A pack-year is a way of calculating how much a person has smoked in their lifetime. One pack-year is the equivalent of smoking an average of 20 cigarettes-1 pack-per day for a year. * Currently smokes or has quit smoking within the past 15 years * Identifies as Black or African-American Note: Both Hispanic/Latino and Non-Hispanic/Latino patients are eligible as long as they also identify as Black or African-American (eg, Afro-Latino). * Willing to complete all navigation-related study activities * Able to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: A patient who meets any of the following exclusion criteria is ineligible to participate in the study: * Known history of cancer (except squamous cell skin cancer), or coughing up blood in the past 5 years, as reported by the individual * Has undergone a previous lung cancer screening * Inability to speak English * Medical, psychological, or social condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the patient's risk or limit the patient's adherence with study requirements

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Patient Navigation

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Conditions

Lung Cancer

Locations

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Carrboro, North Carolina 27510

United States

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina 29425

United States

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia 23298

United States