New program aims to slash lung cancer deaths in african american smokers
NCT ID NCT07576595
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program that combines help with quitting smoking and getting a lung cancer screening (a special CT scan) for African American smokers. The goal is to reduce the high rate of lung cancer in this group. About 250 people will take part, and researchers will track how many quit smoking and complete the screening.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * African American * 20+ pack years of smoking * eligible for or received LDCT screening * current smoker * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
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Conditions
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How to take part
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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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LSUHSC School of Public Health
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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