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Increasing uptake of lung cancer screening in individuals at high risk of lung cancer

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cancer
Topic: Cancer
Subtopic: Lung Cancer
Disease: Lung (small cell)
Small cell lung cancer
Registration Number
ISRCTN21774741
Lead Sponsor
niversity College London Biomedical Research Unit
Brief Summary

2016 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27098676 protocol 2019 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31558626/ cardiovascular risk results (added 27/05/2020) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33087548/ psychological burden results (added 23/10/2020) 2019 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31082267/ Substudy results (added 10/10/2023) 2020 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32164439/ Substudy results (added 10/10/2023) 2022 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35567604/ Substudy results (added 10/10/2023) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32759387/ nodule and cancer outcomes (added 10/10/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1005
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 60 to 75 years
2. Recorded as a current smoker from 2010 or later

Exclusion Criteria

1. Active diagnosis of lung cancer or metastases
2. CT thorax within the past year
3. Inability to consent to study
4. Palliative care register
5. GP's alert to co-morbidity that contraindicates screening or treatment for lung cancer

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Attendance to lung health check measured approximately 2 weeks post receipt of invitation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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