Health Education Approach to Lung Screening
Health Education Approach to Lung Screening (HEALS)
Virginia Commonwealth University
675 participants
Oct 10, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria7
- Meets current USPSTF guidelines for lung cancer screening (LCS)
- 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 Criteria4
- 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
Navigation will address the following 4 domains of barriers to screening: * Individual * Organizational * Economic * Sociocultural At the first visit, navigators will assess the participant's barriers in each of these domains. Any follow-up visits, if necessary, will be used to help the participant overcome these barriers to screening
Locations(3)
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NCT06070870