Can a simple CT scan catch lung cancer earlier in kuwait?
NCT ID NCT07766538
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study will offer low-dose CT scans to about 500 high-risk smokers aged 50-80 in Kuwait to see if this screening approach is practical and acceptable. The goal is to measure how many people agree to screening, identify barriers, and evaluate the use of AI to help read the scans. Findings could help build a national lung cancer screening program in Kuwait, where most cases are currently found at a late stage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening, with AI-assisted reading
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could pave the way for a national lung cancer screening program in Kuwait, potentially catching cancers earlier and saving lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not be generalizable. Screening can also lead to false alarms, unnecessary procedures, and overdiagnosis.
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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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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50 to 80 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 50 to 80 years * Smoking history of at least 20 pack-years, totalled across all tobacco products using pre-specified equivalency conventions (1 shisha head-year = 1 pack-year; 1 cigar = 4 cigarettes; 1 pipe bowl = 2.5 cigarettes; roll-your-own tobacco 1 g = 1 cigarette). Current and former smokers are eligible regardless of time since quitting. * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous diagnosis of lung cancer * Currently under surveillance for pulmonary nodules * Currently undergoing diagnostic assessment, treatment, or surveillance for major comorbidities * Unable to lie flat with arms raised above the head for CT scanning * Symptoms suggestive of lung cancer (persistent or worsening cough, haemoptysis, or unexplained weight loss of more than 7 kg in the past year)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lung Cancer Screening Clinic, Chest Diseases Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait
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