One scan, two checks: could a quick abdominal CT during lung screening catch kidney cancer early?
NCT ID NCT07171190
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study is testing whether it's practical to add an abdominal CT scan to the standard lung cancer screening for people aged 55-70 who have smoked. The goal is to see if this extra scan can detect kidney cancer, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and kidney stones without slowing down the screening process. Around 6,272 participants will be invited, and only those found to be at high risk for lung cancer will be offered the abdominal scan. The study focuses on whether people accept the offer, how it affects clinic workflow, and if participants are satisfied.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Abdominal CT scan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could pave the way for a larger trial that might show adding an abdominal scan to lung cancer screening helps catch kidney cancers and other abdominal conditions early.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not on proving health benefits. The extra scan may not be practical in busy clinics, and it could cause unnecessary worry from incidental findings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 6,272 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
1. For the individual level randomisation to invitation control or invitation intervention Inclusion criteria: To be randomised at the individual level to receive an invitation letter for LCS (standard of care; invitation control) versus invitation letter for LCS with potential for an additional abdominal scan (invitation intervention): * Be eligible to be invited to the first round of a West Yorkshire and Harrogate LCS or a Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance LCS (i.e. have been identified as a smoker or ex-smoker and registered as living within the relevant LCS catchment area). * Be registered with a GP in England. * Be aged 55-70 years 364 days old at the date of invitation. Exclusion criteria • None 2. Eligibility criteria for the cluster level randomisation to scan intervention or scan control Inclusion criteria a): To be eligible for the cluster level randomisation the participant must: * Have been individually randomised to the invitation intervention arm * Have booked in for a LCS assessment Inclusion criteria b): To receive the CT Thorax plus ANCCT, the participant must: * Have been randomised to the scan intervention cluster * Be invited to attend for a LDCT Thorax based upon scores on either PLCOM2012 or Liverpool Lung Project (LLP) risk prediction models (PLCOM2012 risk of ≥1.51% over six years or LLPver2 five-year risk of ≥2.5%)14 during the LCS assessment. * Have attended the lung scan appointment * Have given electronic or written informed consent to participate Exclusion criteria Existing LCS exclusion criteria: * Participant does not have capacity to give consent (standard criteria for assessing capacity apply). * Weight or physical size exceeds restrictions for scanner (\>200kg). * Participant unable to lie flat. * Poor physical fitness such that treatment with curative intent would be contra-indicated. * Participants who have had a full CT Thorax that meets the image reconstruction parameters of the programme in the last 12 months are not excluded from the lung screening programme, but would have their CT Thorax appointment deferred until 12 months have elapsed since that last scan, provided they still meet all inclusion criteria and have no exclusion criteria - if the deferred appointment is within the timeframe for TACTICAL1, they remain eligible but if deferred appointment is outside the timeframe for TACTICAL1 they would not be eligible. Additional TACTICAL1 exclusion criteria: • Had an abdominal CT in the previous 12 months or has one booked within the next 3 months. * For HNY, this is checked before the LCS assessment. Therefore, participants will be excluded before the LCS assessment. * For WYH, this is only checked after the LCS assessment. Therefore, anyone having had an abdominal CT in the previous 12 months or with one booked within the next 3 months will be excluded at this point (see 8.6). 3. Eligibility criteria for the process evaluation Health care professionals: Healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of LCS in any of the study areas who agree to take part. Participants: People individually randomised to the invitation intervention arm who attend the LCS assessment or the scanning unit within the study period and who agree to be interviewed.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hull Teaching Hospitals Trust
RECRUITINGHull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom
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