Can tracking lung nodules save lives? new study maps care in latin america
NCT ID NCT05091437
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at how lung nodules are found and managed in hospitals across Latin America. Researchers tracked 562 adults to see how long it takes from finding a nodule to getting a diagnosis and treatment. The goal is to understand current practices and find ways to speed up early lung cancer detection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could highlight gaps and opportunities in lung nodule management, potentially guiding policies to catch lung cancer earlier in Latin America.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test any intervention, so it cannot directly improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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562 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients (older than 35 years) who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria will be selected from the participants hospitals/clinics
- Ages
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35 to 100 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: * Adult subjects (≥ 35 years of age) * a) Prospective cohort: All eligible subjects with solid or subsolid (part solid, pure ground glass) lung nodule identified in imaging exams in routine clinical practice, prior to 30 days of informed consent given \[please refer to: Fleischner Society 2017 guidelines for nodules size and definition (≥ 6 mm and \< 3 cm)) for subject inclusion\]. Subjects identified from different sources (Nodules identified incidentally and in lung cancer screening programs) will be considered OR b) Retrospective cohort: All eligible subjects with solid or subsolid (part solid, pure ground glass) lung nodule identified in the past; more preciously from March 2019 to the study initiation date. \[Please refer to: Fleischner Society 2017 guidelines for nodules size and definition (≥ 6 mm and \< 3 cm) for subject inclusion\]. * Written informed consent to have medical data collected and stored for the prospective cohort and as guided by the local regulations for the retrospective cohort.. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects unable to undergo any lung diagnostic procedure. * Individuals with a history of other malignancies are eligible if they have been disease-free for at least 5 years or are deemed by the investigator to be at low risk for recurrence of that malignancy * Subjects with calcified lung nodules with an established diagnosis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Site
CABA, Argentina
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Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Antofagasta, Chile
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Concepción, Chile
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Bogotá, Colombia
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Cundinamarca, Colombia
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San José, Costa Rica
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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Estado de México, Mexico
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Panama City, Panama
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