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Can a short video ease the stigma of lung cancer?

NCT ID NCT06286592

Symptom relief Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether a brief mindfulness video could help reduce the stigma that lung cancer patients often feel, especially those from underserved groups. Researchers worked with a community advisory board of lung cancer patients to design the video. The trial enrolled 108 adults with a history of tobacco use, including current lung cancer patients, and measured changes in stigma and smoking quit likelihood.

What this could mean

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Active substance
mindfulness video
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a simple, low-cost tool to help lung cancer patients feel less stigmatized and more likely to quit smoking.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early-phase study with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention is behavioral, not a medical treatment, so it won't affect the cancer itself.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

108 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2024

Finished

Apr 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must be patients 18 years of age or older with a history of tobacco use to qualify for study inclusion. At least a portion of the participants will also need to be current lung cancer patients. Participants must be able to read and understand English and have normal to corrected vision and hearing. * For the Community Advisory Board (CAB), participants must have been diagnosed with lung cancer, be at least 18 years of age or older, and self-identify as being part of an underrepresented group identity. Exclusion Criteria: * Any potential participants who do not meet the above inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study. * Patients who are under the age of 18 and who do not have a history of tobacco use will be excluded from participating in the study. * Individuals who cannot read or understand English or who do not have normal to corrected vision and hearing will be excluded from the study.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lung cancer lung neoplasm neoplasm Smoking Cessation

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Lung cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

    Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854, United States

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