RECRUITING

Centralized Screening Unit (CSU) at Montefiore-Einstein

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

This study proposes to increase Lung-cancer screening (LCS) in the Bronx, New York. Despite strong evidence that Lung-cancer screening (LCS) can reduce Lung cancer (LCa) deaths, low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) referral rates by clinicians are very low and there is poor adherence with LCS by patients. Both provider and patient barriers may be amenable to systemic improvements in support, coordination and infrastructure for screening. The investigator team hypothesizes that the implementation of a Central Screening Unit (CSU) that shifts routine workflow attributed to LCS (e.g., collection of smoking history, determination of eligibility, shared decision making and arranging follow-up) away from busy practices (usual care) and that offers patients an array of navigation and support services will increase the uptake of LCS guidelines and subsequent low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening scans in a low-income, predominately Hispanic and Black catchment area. The proposed study represents a unique opportunity to test this hypothesis in the context of the roll out of a CSU as a significant new component of the Montefiore-Einstein health system. The investigator team will examine whether and how the CSU facilitates LCS uptake and retention of patients. This study is powered to test whether CSU reduces proportion of late-stage lung cancer diagnoses in the Bronx, New York.

Official Title

Implementation of a Centralized Screening Unit at Montefiore-Einstein

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-02-24
Study Completion:2029-06
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06284408

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:50 Years to 77 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * a NYC RING affiliated clinic,
  2. * Opt into and agree to research protocol;
  3. * Age 50-77 for participants,
  4. * past or current smoker,
  5. * 20+ pack-years tobacco,
  6. * has quit smoking within the last 15 years,
  7. * without chest CT within the past 12 months, and,
  8. * no history of lung cancer or and at least 5 years since the diagnosis of any other malignancy
  1. * only treats pediatric patients,
  2. * Opt out of research protocol;
  3. * Primary care provider instruction to not contact an individual for any reason. Any individual inadvertently contacted who does not meet these criteria will be excluded from the study.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

H. Dean Hosgood, PhD
CONTACT
203-215-3275
dean.hosgood@einsteinmed.edu
Yocheved Halberstam, MPH
CONTACT
917-833-1070
yocheved.halberstam@einsteinmed.edu

Principal Investigator

H. Dean Hosgood, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Study Locations (Sites)

Montefiore Medical Center's New York City Research and Improvement Networking Group (NYC RING)
Bronx, New York, 10467
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • H. Dean Hosgood, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-02-24
Study Completion Date2029-06

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-02-24
Study Completion Date2029-06

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Lung Cancer Screening (LCS)
  • Low dose computed tomography (LDCT)
  • Centralized Screening Unit (CSU)

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Lung Cancer