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Project PLUS Lung Cancer Screening Promotion

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Interventions
Behavioral: Control video
Behavioral: Intervention video
Registration Number
NCT05937399
Lead Sponsor
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Brief Summary

Project PLUS is a pilot study that aims to develop and obtain preliminary feasibility and efficacy data on an enhanced risk communication approach to promote lung cancer screening (LCS) intentions among screening-eligible individuals from environmentally burdened communities. Project PLUS will combine qualitative interviews to explore subject awareness regarding lung cancer risk and air pollution, barriers to LCS, and perceptions regarding risk communication messaging, develop a health education video, and a between-subjects experiment to compare Data from this pilot will form the basis for enhanced community engagement efforts and subsequent communication research to examine the effectiveness of incorporating the involuntary air pollution risk information in risk communication interventions. The long term goal is to reduce lung cancer burden and disparities among environmentally burdened communities within and outside of Philadelphia.

Detailed Description

Project PLUS is a pilot study that aims to develop and obtain preliminary feasibility and efficacy data on an enhanced risk communication approach to promote lung cancer screening (LCS) intentions among screening-eligible individuals from environmentally burdened communities. Project PLUS will combine qualitative interviews to explore subject awareness regarding lung cancer risk and air pollution, barriers to LCS, and perceptions regarding risk communication messaging, develop a health education video, and a between-subjects experiment to compare Data from this pilot will form the basis for enhanced community engagement efforts and subsequent communication research to examine the effectiveness of incorporating the involuntary air pollution risk information in risk communication interventions. The long term goal is to reduce lung cancer burden and disparities among environmentally burdened communities within and outside of Philadelphia.

This study is guided by the Health Belief Model and the Reasoned Action Approach.1 The study team will engage with two community partner organizations (Chester Environmental Partnership and Clean Water Action) to obtain feedback in implementing the study procedures and input on content for the health education video. The long-term goal is to improve LCS and reduce racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in lung cancer mortality.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Patient interview participants are excluded if:

a. They are not eligible for lung cancer screening.

Pilot trial participants are excluded if they:

  1. Do not meet inclusion criteria;
  2. Participated in patient interviews.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control Video ArmControl videoThis arm includes patients who view the integrated health video that provides information ONLY about smoking risk.
Intervention ArmIntervention videoThis arm includes patients who view the integrated health video that provides information about both smoking and environmental risk.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The number of patients who intend or do obtain lung cancer screening within the next 3 months.Assessed immediately after viewing the health education video.

This outcome will be measured using a post-test survey given to patients immediately after viewing a health education video assessing the patient's intention to obtain a lung cancer screening within the next 3 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Completion of lung cancer screening6 months of study enrollment

The study team will utilize chart review and medical record data to assess whether patients scheduled or received a lung cancer screening within 6 months of enrollment in the study.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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