Evaluating the Feasibility of Lung Cancer Screening in High-risk Black Women
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The goal of this research study is to study U.S. Black women with a history of smoking to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and performance of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening among this population. The name of the intervention used in this research study is: Low-dose computed tomography (radiologic scan) chest scan
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• Self-identified Black women.
• Have a self-reported history of smoking. No restriction will be placed on the number of smoking pack years participants must have nor the number of years former smokers must have quit smoking.
• Aged \>= 50 years.
Locations
United States
Illinois
University of Chicago
RECRUITING
Chicago
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Chi Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD
cjyang@mgh.harvard.edu
617-724-1681
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-09-06
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 900
Treatments
Experimental: Screening: Low-Dose Computed Tomography Screening
Participants will undergo study procedures as outlined:~* Complete questionnaires pre- and post- low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) test.~* Visit Massachusetts General Hospital facility for a LDCT screening test.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)