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Lung CancerPhase 2NCT00103363

Sputum Cytology in Screening Heavy Smokers For Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing cytology specimen collection procedure, physiologic testing and annual screening in people with Lung Cancer, run by University of Colorado, Denver at 1 site in United States.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Screening tests, such as sputum cytology, may help doctors find tumor cells early and plan better treatment for lung cancer. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well sputum cytology works in screening heavy smokers for lung cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 25 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
cytology specimen collection procedure, physiologic testing and annual screening
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
3,270 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 1993to Feb 1994
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 25 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Current or ex-smoker with a lifetime history of cigarette smoking of ≥ 20 pack years, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
  • Airflow obstruction
  • FEV_1 < 75% predicted for age by spirometry
  • FEV_1/FVC ≤ 75% by spirometry
  • No airflow obstruction
  • No history of lung cancer

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 25 and over

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • More than 5 years

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Not specified

Other

  • No cancer within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center - Denver

    Denver, Colorado, 80262

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About this study

Official title: Lung Cancer Screening and Tissue Procurement

RATIONALE: Screening tests, such as sputum cytology, may help doctors find tumor cells early and plan better treatment for lung cancer.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well sputum cytology works in screening heavy smokers for lung cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Classify annual sputum samples cytologically in participants with or without airflow obstruction and a heavy smoking history.
  • Correlate sputum cytological atypia (moderate atypia or worse) with lung cancer incidence in these participants.
  • Correlate changes in sputum cytology (i.e., changes toward higher grades of atypia) with lung cancer incidence in these participants.

Secondary

  • Determine other risk factors for lung cancer (e.g., diet, family history, smoking history, and medications) that may either confound or modify the association between sputum cytology and lung cancer risk in these participants.

OUTLINE: Two 3-day pooled sputum samples are collected for 6 consecutive days from participants by the spontaneous cough technique for cytopathological evaluation. Participants also complete a risk factor questionnaire and undergo a pulmonary function test by spirometry and a blood draw.

Participants complete a questionnaire updating smoking, vital, and lung cancer status and undergo sputum sample collection annually.

Participants are informed of sputum cytology results.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 3,400 participants (2,900 with airflow obstruction and 500 without airflow obstruction) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
cytology specimen collection procedure, physiologic testing, annual screening, study of high risk factors
Keywords
non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • cytology specimen collection procedureOther

  • physiologic testingOther

  • annual screeningProcedure or surgery

  • study of high risk factorsProcedure or surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Classification of annual sputum samples cytologically

  2. Correlation of sputum cytological atypia (moderate atypia or worse) with lung cancer incidence

  3. Correlation of changes in sputum cytology with lung cancer incidence

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Risk factors for lung cancer that may effect the association between sputum cytology and lung cancer risk

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Feb 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 1993
  3. Primary completionFeb 1994
  4. Study completionFeb 1994

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Screening
Enrolment
3,270 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00103363
Sponsor's protocol ID
92-0392
Other IDs
UCHSC-92-392
Status last verified
May 2014
First submitted
7 Feb 2005
Last updated
7 May 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing cytology specimen collection procedure, physiologic testing and annual screening in people with Lung Cancer, run by University of Colorado, Denver at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 May 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Classification of annual sputum samples cytologically. The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 May 2014.

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