Can a conversation aid empower lung cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT05407168
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a low-literacy conversation tool designed to help lung cancer patients and their doctors make treatment decisions together. Researchers will enroll 300 patients to see if the tool improves understanding, reduces confusion, and boosts confidence in choices. The focus is on patients with lower health literacy, aiming to make complex information easier to grasp.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- conversation tool (decision aid)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help doctors and patients communicate better, leading to more informed and confident treatment choices for lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial. It may not change actual health outcomes, and results depend on how well the tool is used in practice.
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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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237 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * AIM 1: Suspected lung cancer * AIM 1: English fluency * AIM 1: \> 6-month life expectancy * AIM 1: Score of ≥ 3 on the cognitive impairment screener * AIM 2 PARTICIPANTS: Participation in Aim 1 * AIM 2 CLINICIANS: Discussing lung cancer treatment decisions with Aim 1 participants
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Adventist Health Portland
Portland, Oregon, 97216, United States
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Hillsboro Medical Center
Hillsboro, Oregon, 97123, United States
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OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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