Educating Smokers About Lung Cancer Screening Using Tobacco Quitlines

NCT ID: NCT04595422

Last Updated: 2025-10-14

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

800 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-07-02

Study Completion Date

2026-10-31

Brief Summary

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This implementation study will examine the best ways to refer heavy smokers to information about lung cancer screening.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To increase the number of smokers eligible for lung cancer screening (LCS) who receive high-quality educational materials about LCS through tobacco quitlines.

OUTLINE:

CALL CENTER STAFF: Participants undergo training consisting of a 60-minute educational session.

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

Conditions

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Lung Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Call center staff (educational intervention)

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Educational Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Undergo training consisting of a 60-minute educational session

Survey Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Callers substudy (LCS educational materials, questionnaire)

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 Type EXPERIMENTAL

Educational Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive lung cancer screening educational materials

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Complete questionnaire

Interventions

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Educational Intervention

Undergo training consisting of a 60-minute educational session

Intervention Type OTHER

Educational Intervention

Receive lung cancer screening educational materials

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Complete questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Survey Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Education for Intervention Intervention by Education Intervention through Education Intervention, Educational Education for Intervention Intervention by Education Intervention through Education Intervention, Educational

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* QUITLINE CALL CENTER STAFF
* Staff member of a quitline
* Aged 18 years and above
* Callers 55-80 years of age
* Current smoker, or former smoker with a cessation history of \< 15 years
* \>= 30 pack-year smoking history
* English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

* History of lung cancer by self-report
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Robert J Volk

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Robert J. Volk

Role: CONTACT

713-563-0020

Facility Contacts

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Robert J. Volk

Role: primary

713-563-0020

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2020-03812

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2020-0013

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2020-0013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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