Texting to beat lung cancer: new study tests simple reminder system
NCT ID NCT07073898
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether sending text messages can help more people get screened for lung cancer. 65 adults aged 50-80 who were current or former smokers took part. The program used a central system to check who was eligible, offer risk assessments, and help schedule screening. The goal was to see if this simple approach could increase screening rates in community health centers.
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Study facts
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- 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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65 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Is currently a patient at Mountainlands CHCs * Speak English or Spanish * Current or former male or female smokers * Age 50-80 * Have a phone that can receive text messages * Electronic health records indicate they have not opted out of receiving text contact from the clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Persons with lung cancer or previous SDM
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Huntsman Cancer Institute/ University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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