Can online training boost Doctors' skills to help smokers quit and catch lung cancer early?
NCT ID NCT06350643
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an online training course for healthcare providers can improve their knowledge, attitudes, and intentions to help patients quit smoking and get screened for lung cancer. About 300 providers who are members of the National Medical Association and serve patients who smoke will take the training and complete surveys. The goal is to see if the training fills gaps in current education and encourages more referrals for lung cancer screening.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- online training modules
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better training programs that help more smokers quit and get screened for lung cancer early.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study measuring knowledge and attitudes, not actual patient outcomes. Results may not translate to real-world changes in smoking or cancer detection.
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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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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
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21 to 85 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: * Current National Medical Association (NMA) member * Serves a patient clientele who smokes * At least 20% of time (1 day per week) devoted to clinical care * Currently screens clients for tobacco use in the clinic * Have the capacity to refer smokers to a patient navigator * Willing to provide informed consent * Will provide contact email, address and phone. Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth Univesity
Richmond, Virginia, 23284, United States
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