N/A
Completed N=1,200
Patient Navigation for Lung Screening at MGH Community Health Centers
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02705365 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,200
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2017
Primary outcomePrimary: Chest CT Completion — 124; 138 Participants
Summary
To develop and implement a patient navigator (PN) program for lung screening and smoking cessation in community health center primary care practices. This program will be evaluated in a randomized controlled trial of primary care patients who currently smoke.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Chest CT Completion |
124; 138 | — |
| SECONDARY Tobacco Treatment Use |
133; 0 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- adult patients aged 55-77 years who are current cigarette smokers (according to an algorithm using electronic medical record data), and
- receive care at one of the five Massachusetts General Hospital community health centers.
Exclusion Criteria
- patients who have previously received a diagnosis of lung cancer,
- have undergone a chest CT within 18 months before enrollment,
- are subsequently identified as having died prior to the study intervention,
- deemed by their primary care provider as not eligible for lung screening.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02705365). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.