The primary purpose of this study evaluate if different messaging impacts response rates to a brief survey (i.e., the simplified eligibility tool) that is designed to estimate pack-year eligibility for lung cancer screening (LCS). This will help inform the best way to increase response rates to the tool in future intervention studies designed to increase LCS, and expand upon survey methodology in general.
Despite growing evidence that lung cancer screening (LCS) reduces lung cancer-specific mortality, LCS across the United States is remarkably low. This is due in part to challenges with identifying adults who meet eligibility criteria for lifetime smoking intensity (i.e., 20 pack-years or greater), which is often missing from the electronic medical record. We have developed a simplified eligibility tool that has shown accuracy in estimating pack-years. But given the potential for low response rates, there is a great need to identify effective strategies to increasing response rates equitably prior to using it in practice or in future studies. The primary purpose of this study evaluate if different messaging impacts response rates to a brief survey (i.e., the simplified eligibility tool) that is designed to estimate pack-year eligibility for lung cancer screening (LCS). This will help to identify the best way to increase response rates to the tool in future intervention studies designed to increase LCS, and expand upon survey methodology in general.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
6,125
Randomly assign patients to receive introductory message encouraging them to complete the survey (version A).
Randomly assign patients to receive introductory message encouraging them to complete the survey (version B).
Randomly assign patients to receive introductory message encouraging them to complete the survey (version C).
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Full Survey Completion
The proportion of participants that answers all three survey questions via text message among all those randomized.
Time frame: 7 days
Partial Survey Completion
The proportion of participants that answer at least one of three survey questions via text message among all those randomized.
Time frame: 7 days
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Randomly assign patients to receive norming message related to tobacco use (version A).
Randomly assign patients to receive norming message related to tobacco use (version B).
Randomly assigned patients to be entered into a drawing to receive a $100 gift card.