Lung Screen Uptake Trial

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1997 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-02

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study tests the impact of a novel invitation strategy on attendance rates to a pre-lung cancer screening lung health check appointment. Patients will be individually randomised (1:1) to receive either control invitation materials or intervention invitation materials. Those who attend will undergo a "lung health check" and be invited to a baseline screening scan if eligibility criteria are fulfilled.

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Detailed Description

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Lung cancer screening using low dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans has been shown to reduce lung cancer-specific and all-cause mortality in a large United States (US) trial, and screening is now being carried out in the US. Studies have shown that participation rates are invariably low, particularly by current smokers and those from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds; groups within which high risk candidates are overrepresented.

In this study the investigators aim to improve informed participation in screening and reduce socioeconomic and smoking-related biases in participation. The investigators will identify individuals at high risk of lung cancer; specifically adults aged 60-75 who are current or recent former smokers. Eligible individuals will be invited by their General Practitioner to a "lung health check appointment" via one of two randomly allocated invitation strategies. The control materials will be similar to those used by UK screening programmes for other cancer types. The intervention materials have been designed to reduce barriers to participation among smokers from low socioeconomic status backgrounds.

Those that attend will have a lung cancer risk assessment, and if confirmed to be eligible, will undergo a baseline LDCT scan. Data will be collected with respect to demographics, risk and various clinical and radiological outcomes.

Conditions

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Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control invitation materials

Invitation materials and strategy mimicking those of existing UK screening programmes for other cancer types

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control invitation materials

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In the absence of usual care screening invitation materials, the control invitation materials and strategy are based upon the best available materials and methods of existing cancer screening programmes. These are comprised of the following:

1. a pre-invitation letter notifying patients of the lung health check service and an information booklet mimicking those of existing screening programmes
2. an invitation letter with a pre-scheduled appointment plus the same information booklet
3. a reminder re-invitation letter for those who miss their appointment without cancelling

Intervention invitation materials

A targeted, stepped and low information burden invitation strategy and materials, specifically designed to improve uptake by reducing barriers to participation among smokers from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention invitation materials

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention invitation strategy is comprised of the same stages of invitation materials as the control group. The two differences are i) Instead of the information booklet they will received a targeted leaflet, and ii) the invitation and reminder letters will use indirect phrasing to explain that smokers and ex-smokers are being invited. Together, these manipulations aim to deliver a targeted, stepped and low burden approach to information provision prior to the appointment.

Interventions

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Control invitation materials

In the absence of usual care screening invitation materials, the control invitation materials and strategy are based upon the best available materials and methods of existing cancer screening programmes. These are comprised of the following:

1. a pre-invitation letter notifying patients of the lung health check service and an information booklet mimicking those of existing screening programmes
2. an invitation letter with a pre-scheduled appointment plus the same information booklet
3. a reminder re-invitation letter for those who miss their appointment without cancelling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intervention invitation materials

The intervention invitation strategy is comprised of the same stages of invitation materials as the control group. The two differences are i) Instead of the information booklet they will received a targeted leaflet, and ii) the invitation and reminder letters will use indirect phrasing to explain that smokers and ex-smokers are being invited. Together, these manipulations aim to deliver a targeted, stepped and low burden approach to information provision prior to the appointment.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Recorded as a current smoker during the year 2010 or in subsequent years since then.

Exclusion Criteria

* Active diagnosis of lung cancer or metastases
* CT thorax within the past year
* Inability to consent to study
* Palliative care register
* GPs alert to co-morbidity that contraindicates screening or treatment for lung cancer

Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes