Health Education Approach to Lung Screening

Description

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)

Conditions

Lung Cancer

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Study overview

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)

Health Education Approach to Lung Screening (HEALS)

Health Education Approach to Lung Screening

Condition
Lung Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Carrboro

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States, 27510

Charleston

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425

Richmond

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility 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.
  • * 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
  • * 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

Ages Eligible for Study

50 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Virginia Commonwealth University,

Vanessa Sheppard, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Record Dates

2026-04-30