Educating Smokers About Lung Cancer Screening Using Tobacco Quitlines
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This implementation study will examine the best ways to refer heavy smokers to information about lung cancer screening.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• QUITLINE CALL CENTER STAFF
• Staff member of a quitline
• Aged 18 years and above
• CALLERS (SMOKERS WHO CONTACT THE QUITLINE ABOUT SMOKING CESSATION SERVICES) INCLUSION CRITERIA
• Callers 55-80 years of age
• Current smoker, or former smoker with a cessation history of \< 15 years
• \>= 30 pack-year smoking history
• English-speaking
Locations
United States
Texas
M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Robert J. Volk
bvolk@mdanderson.org
713-563-0020
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-07-02
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-10-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 800
Treatments
Experimental: Call center staff (educational intervention)
Participants undergo training consisting of a 60-minute educational session.
Experimental: Callers substudy (LCS educational materials, questionnaire)
Participants are referred to lung cancer screening educational materials. Participants also complete questionnaires at 1 week and 6 months after referral to educational materials.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)