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Can the ER become a front door for lung cancer screening?

NCT ID NCT06360822

Diagnosis Sponsor: Indiana University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at Indiana University are testing an educational program called ED-LCS that teaches emergency department patients about lung cancer screening. The study enrolls adults aged 50 to 80 who have smoked at least 20 pack years and quit within the past 15 years, making them eligible for screening. The team will measure how many participants get screened after the intervention and ask patients how they rated the experience. The goal is to learn whether the emergency department can help reach people who are not getting screened elsewhere.

What this could mean

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Active substance
an educational intervention about lung cancer screening delivered in the emergency department
What this could lead to
If it works, emergency department visits could become a routine chance to connect high-risk patients with lung cancer screening they might otherwise miss.
What could go wrong
This is an early pilot study with 144 participants at one hospital, so results may not hold in other emergency departments or with different patient groups. Screening uptake depends on many factors outside the visit itself.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 144 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2023

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

50 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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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

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lung cancer lung neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Lung cancer

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Eskenazi Health

    RECRUITING

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

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