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Maine Lung Cancer Coalition: Using CHWs for the Annual Lung Cancer Screening Reminder

Primary Purpose

Lung Cancer

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Letter
Community Health Worker Phone Call
Sponsored by
Anne Conners
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional screening trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring Screening

Eligibility Criteria

55 Years - 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 30 or more pack years of tobacco use
  • If no longer using tobacco, no more than 15 years since last use
  • At least 13 months since last low dose CT scan screening

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Development of serious medical condition that would preclude treatment of lung cancer if found
  • Death since baseline screen

Sites / Locations

  • MaineGeneral Medical Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Experimental

Arm Label

Letter

Community Health Worker phone call

Arm Description

Patients will receive a letter reminding them that they are overdue for repeat annual screening.

Patients will receive a phone call from community health worker, offering to help them overcome barriers to repeat annual screening and offering to help them schedule their screening.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Completed low dose CT scan
Percentage of patients who receive low dose CT scan within 3 months of the date on which they were initially contacted by letter

Secondary Outcome Measures

Scheduled low dose CT scan
Percentage of patients who schedule a low dose CT scan within 3 months of the date on which they were initially contacted by letter
Tobacco counseling
Percentage of current smokers in the CHW phone call arm who receive counseling about tobacco treatment
Maine Tobacco Helpline Referral
Percentage of current smokers in the CHW phone call arm who accept referral to Maine Tobacco Helpline

Full Information

First Posted
July 1, 2019
Last Updated
November 25, 2020
Sponsor
Anne Conners
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04007458
Brief Title
Maine Lung Cancer Coalition: Using CHWs for the Annual Lung Cancer Screening Reminder
Official Title
Maine Lung Cancer Coalition: Using CHWs for the Annual Lung Cancer Screening Reminder
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
November 2020
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
July 16, 2019 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
December 16, 2019 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
December 16, 2019 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor-Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Anne Conners

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This research study will test whether support from a Community Health Worker (CHW) to address barriers to annual LDCT screening will result in an increased number of patients who receive the annual screening as per the recommended standard of care compared to passive outreach using a reminder letter.
Detailed Description
This research study is a randomized controlled trial comparing phone outreach by a trained Community Health Worker (CHW) following a reminder letter to the reminder letter alone for patients who are at least a month overdue to have a routine annual low dose CT scan (LDCT) screening for lung cancer. CHWs will be able to identify and address barriers to accessing screening for those patients randomized to that arm of the study. Outcomes that will be measured include scheduling and completing the LDCT as well as agreeing to a referral for tobacco treatment.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Lung Cancer
Keywords
Screening

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Screening
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
Eligible patients will be randomly assigned to one of the following two groups: 1. Control Group: o Annual reminder letter only Intervention Group: Annual reminder letter and Community Health Worker proactive outreach
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Masking Description
Outcomes assessor will be blind to which intervention the subjects have received.
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
396 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Letter
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Patients will receive a letter reminding them that they are overdue for repeat annual screening.
Arm Title
Community Health Worker phone call
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients will receive a phone call from community health worker, offering to help them overcome barriers to repeat annual screening and offering to help them schedule their screening.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Letter
Intervention Description
MaineGeneral Radiology will generate a reminder letter about their need for an annual low dose CT scan to the subjects in this arm.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Community Health Worker Phone Call
Intervention Description
Patients will receive a phone call from community health worker, offering to help them overcome barriers to repeat annual screening and offering to help them schedule their screening.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Completed low dose CT scan
Description
Percentage of patients who receive low dose CT scan within 3 months of the date on which they were initially contacted by letter
Time Frame
through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Scheduled low dose CT scan
Description
Percentage of patients who schedule a low dose CT scan within 3 months of the date on which they were initially contacted by letter
Time Frame
through study completion, an average of one year
Title
Tobacco counseling
Description
Percentage of current smokers in the CHW phone call arm who receive counseling about tobacco treatment
Time Frame
through study completion, an average of one year
Title
Maine Tobacco Helpline Referral
Description
Percentage of current smokers in the CHW phone call arm who accept referral to Maine Tobacco Helpline
Time Frame
trhough study compeltion, an average of one year

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
55 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 30 or more pack years of tobacco use If no longer using tobacco, no more than 15 years since last use At least 13 months since last low dose CT scan screening Exclusion Criteria: Development of serious medical condition that would preclude treatment of lung cancer if found Death since baseline screen
Facility Information:
Facility Name
MaineGeneral Medical Center
City
Augusta
State/Province
Maine
ZIP/Postal Code
04330
Country
United States

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