Increasing Equity in Lung Cancer Screening

Indiana University144 enrolled

Overview

The overall objective of this mixed methods study is to: 1) Refine the Emergency Department Lung Cancer Screening (ED-LCS) intervention using qualitative interviews among key stakeholders; 2) pilot test the ED-LCS intervention evaluating the intervention efficacy, acceptability, and feasibility; and 3) provide an in-depth description of stakeholders' experiences with the ED-LCS intervention for future refinement.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

144

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Interventions

ED-LCSBEHAVIORAL

This is a lung cancer educational intervention for patients in the emergency department.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * • Eligible for LCS (50-80 years old, smoked in past 15 years, and smoked at least 20 pack years) Exclusion Criteria: * • Non-English/Spanish speaking * Decompensated psychiatric illness (suicidal, homicidal, psychosis). Will confirm with attending physicians at time of enrollment * Intoxicated with alcohol or drugs * Cannot provide reliable follow up contact information (cell phone) * Presenting to the ED with a life-threatening condition * Have received chest CT scan in past 12 months * Already enrolled in LCS * Hospice enrolled

Locations (1)

Eskenazi Health

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of patients receive Lung Cancer Screening

Time frame: 6-12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Patients ratings of intervention

This is a subjective rating provided by patients of the intervention received

Time frame: At delivery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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