ER Check-Ups could boost lung cancer screening rates
NCT ID NCT06605534
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new way to increase lung cancer screening in people at high risk. Researchers will use the emergency department to identify eligible patients and offer them extra help to get a low-dose CT scan. The goal is to see if this approach works better than standard care for 100 participants.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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50 to 80 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 50 years to 80 years * Currently smoke cigarettes or quit smoking cigarettes within the past 15 years * 20 pack-year smoking history * Has never had lung cancer screening * Able to provide informed consent * Able to speak and understand English Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with lung cancer * Has a history of having a lung cancer screening scan * Unable to speak and understand English
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bayshore Medical Center
RECRUITINGHolmdel, New Jersey, 07733, United States
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Hackensack University Medical Center
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Jersey Shore University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNeptune City, New Jersey, 07753, United States
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John F. Kennedy Medical Center
RECRUITINGEdison, New Jersey, 08820, United States
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Ocean Medical Center
RECRUITINGBrick, New Jersey, 08724, United States
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Old Bridge Medical Center
RECRUITINGOld Bridge, New Jersey, 08857, United States
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Palisades Medical Center
RECRUITINGNorth Bergen, New Jersey, 07047, United States
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Raritan Bay Medical Center
RECRUITINGPerth Amboy, New Jersey, 08861, United States
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Riverview Medical Center
RECRUITINGRed Bank, New Jersey, 07701, United States
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Southern Ocean Medical Center
RECRUITINGManahawkin, New Jersey, 08050, United States
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