Please sign in to follow a disease.
Texting your way to early lung cancer detection
NCT ID NCT07227480
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a text messaging program can encourage people at high risk for lung cancer to get screened. Researchers will enroll 40 people aged 50-80 who smoke or quit recently and have not had their annual screening. Participants will receive texts and educational materials, and the team will see how many complete a lung cancer screening within 3 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- text messaging program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to get more people screened for lung cancer, catching it earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 40 people. It may not show a clear benefit, and results may not apply to everyone.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
-
Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
50 to 80 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 50 to 80 years old * have not completed their annual screening for lung cancer * have a 20 pack-year smoking history * currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years * speak English and/or Spanish * have a functioning cellphone number with unlimited text messaging capacity * be willing to complete a baseline and a follow-up (at Month 3) survey Exclusion Criteria: * being up-to-date on their annual lung cancer screening
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Lung cancer screening are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University of Rochester Medical Center
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- An animated video takes aim at missed lung cancer screening
- A new MRI approach could spare patients unnecessary lung biopsies
- Reading DNA clues: a blood test that could sniff out lung cancer
- Could a digital tool help smokers decide on lung cancer screening?
- New strategies aim to boost lung cancer screening and save lives
- Can a statewide program boost lung cancer screening and save lives?