Can a short video ease the stigma of lung cancer?

NCT ID NCT06286592

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether a brief mindfulness video could help reduce the stigma that lung cancer patients often feel, especially those from underserved groups. Researchers worked with a community advisory board of lung cancer patients to design the video. The trial enrolled 108 adults with a history of tobacco use, including current lung cancer patients, and measured changes in stigma and smoking quit likelihood.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: mindfulness video
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a simple, low-cost tool to help lung cancer patients feel less stigmatized and more likely to quit smoking.
What could go wrong: This was a small, early-phase study with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention is behavioral, not a medical treatment, so it won't affect the cancer itself.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for LUNG CANCER are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lung cancer lung neoplasm neoplasm Smoking Cessation

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

LUNG CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.