New tool helps smokers decide on lung cancer screening
NCT ID NCT02282969
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study aims to help heavy smokers aged 55 to 80 make informed decisions about lung cancer screening. Researchers are updating a decision aid and testing it with 620 participants. The goal is to improve understanding and support better choices, not to treat or prevent disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 620 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2014
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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.
Who is studied
Participants recruited from Houston and Galveston areas.
- Ages
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55 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: 1. Men and women 55 to 80 years of age. 2. Participants must speak English. 3. Current smoker or quit smoking within the past 15 years. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. History of lung cancer.
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
RECRUITINGGalveston, Texas, 77555, United States
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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