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New tool aims to help high-risk smokers decide on lung cancer screening
NCT ID NCT07382557
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a decision aid to help people decide whether to get screened for lung cancer. The tool is designed for patients in a safety-net healthcare system. Researchers will enroll 360 current or former smokers aged 50-80 to see if the aid is safe and helpful.
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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 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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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: 1. 50-80 years of age 2. Current smokers or smokers who have quit less than 15 years ago 3. Speak either English or Spanish 4. No history of lung cancer 5. Family member of someone with a history of smoking AND lung cancer Exclusion Criteria:
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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
1 site. 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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The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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