Lung CancerNCT02705365
Patient Navigation for Lung Screening at MGH Community Health Centers
A study testing Patient Navigation in people with Lung Cancer, run by Massachusetts General Hospital at 1 site in United States.
Trial 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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 55 to 77 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Lung Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Patient Navigation
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,200 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Feb 2016to 7 Feb 2017
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
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 55 to 77 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 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.
Who cannot join
- 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.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
About this study
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.
Read the detailed description
The specific aims of this study are:
Specific Aim 1: To develop a patient navigator (PN) program for lung screening for patients who are current smokers, aged 55-77 years, potentially eligible for lung screening and are receiving care at community health centers (CHCs) affiliated with MGH.
Specific Aim 2: To evaluate the effectiveness of the new lung screening PN program in improving screening rates and increasing use of tobacco cessation services in a randomized controlled trial.
Specific Aim 3: To demonstrate that equity is maintained in rates of lung screening and in follow up of abnormal chest CT results, comparing eligible smokers from CHCs with eligible smokers from other practices within the MGH primary care network.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Being tested
- Patient Navigation, Usual Care
- Keywords
- Lung Screening, Low-Dose Computer Tomography, Patient Navigation
- Medical subject headings
- Lung Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Patient NavigationOther
One to one patient navigation to obtain lung screening and follow-up of abnormal results, as well as smoking cessation guidance.
Usual CareOther
Usual care during the study period. After the study period, they will be offered 1:1 patient navigation to obtain lung screening and follow-up of abnormal results, as well as smoking cessation guidance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Navigation | Experimental | Patients assigned to the patient navigator (PN) arm will be sent a letter about the program with lung screening educational materials. The PN will educate eligible patients about lung screening, explore barriers to screening, coordinate scheduling an appointment with a provider, and possibly attend the visit with the patient. The PN will further coordinate scheduling the CT scan, help the patient obtain the test, and access any required follow-up. The PN will assess the patient's interest in quitting smoking and if so, offer and help to connect the smoker to existing cessation resources in the community and provide follow-up contacts to monitor adherence to treatments. Receives: Other: Patient Navigation |
| Usual Care | Active comparator | The control group will receive usual care during the 1-year study period. After the study period, they will be offered 1:1 patient navigation to obtain lung screening and follow-up of abnormal results as well as smoking cessation guidance. Receives: Other: Usual Care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Chest CT Completion
Percentage of patients assigned to the intervention and control groups who had at least one chest CT (according to billing and EMR data) during the 1-year study period.
Measured: Up to 1 year
Secondary outcomes (1)
Tobacco Treatment Use
Percentage of patients, comparing intervention and control groups, who during the 1-year study period had referral to Massachusetts Quitline, smoking cessation medication prescribed, or referral to in-person counseling.
Measured: Up to 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Mar 2016 (estimated)
- Study start1 Feb 2016
- Primary completion31 Jan 2017
- Study completion7 Feb 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Lung CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Massachusetts General HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,200 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sanja Percac-Lima, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Investigators
- Sanja Percac-Lima, MD, PhD, Principal investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02705365
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2015P002239
- Other IDs
- CCCDAA-14-012-01-CCCDA
- Status last verified
- Dec 2017
- First submitted
- 1 Mar 2016
- Last updated
- 5 Jan 2018
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Percac-Lima S, Ashburner JM, Rigotti NA, Park ER, Chang Y, Kuchukhidze S, Atlas SJ. Patient navigation for lung cancer screening among current smokers in community health centers a randomized controlled trial. Cancer Med. 2018 Mar;7(3):894-902. doi: 10.1002/cam4.1297. Epub 2018 Feb 21.
PubMed 29464877
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Jan 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Patient Navigation for Lung Screening at MGH Community Health Centers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02705365
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2015P002239
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Keywords
- Lung Screening, Low-Dose Computer Tomography, Patient Navigation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,200 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Massachusetts General HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Feb 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jan 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 7 Feb 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 10 Mar 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 26 Sep 2017
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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.
Detailed description
The specific aims of this study are:
Specific Aim 1: To develop a patient navigator (PN) program for lung screening for patients who are current smokers, aged 55-77 years, potentially eligible for lung screening and are receiving care at community health centers (CHCs) affiliated with MGH.
Specific Aim 2: To evaluate the effectiveness of the new lung screening PN program in improving screening rates and increasing use of tobacco cessation services in a randomized controlled trial.
Specific Aim 3: To demonstrate that equity is maintained in rates of lung screening and in follow up of abnormal chest CT results, comparing eligible smokers from CHCs with eligible smokers from other practices within the MGH primary care network.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Navigation | Experimental | Other: Patient NavigationPatients assigned to the patient navigator (PN) arm will be sent a letter about the program with lung screening educational materials. The PN will educate eligible patients about lung screening, explore barriers to screening, coordinate scheduling an appointment with a provider, and possibly attend the visit with the patient. The PN will further coordinate scheduling the CT scan, help the patient obtain the test, and access any required follow-up. The PN will assess the patient's interest in quitting smoking and if so, offer and help to connect the smoker to existing cessation resources in the community and provide follow-up contacts to monitor adherence to treatments. |
| Usual Care | Active comparator | Other: Usual CareThe control group will receive usual care during the 1-year study period. After the study period, they will be offered 1:1 patient navigation to obtain lung screening and follow-up of abnormal results as well as smoking cessation guidance. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 55 to 77 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- 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.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- 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.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Patient NavigationOne to one patient navigation to obtain lung screening and follow-up of abnormal results, as well as smoking cessation guidance. | Other | Patient Navigation |
| Usual CareUsual care during the study period. After the study period, they will be offered 1:1 patient navigation to obtain lung screening and follow-up of abnormal results, as well as smoking cessation guidance. | Other | Usual Care |
Primary outcome
Chest CT Completion
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Percentage of patients assigned to the intervention and control groups who had at least one chest CT (according to billing and EMR data) during the 1-year study period.
1 secondary outcome
Tobacco Treatment Use
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Jan 2018.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29464877Percac-Lima S, Ashburner JM, Rigotti NA, Park ER, Chang Y, Kuchukhidze S, Atlas SJ. Patient navigation for lung cancer screening among current smokers in community health centers a randomized controlled trial. Cancer Med. 2018 Mar;7(3):894-902. doi: 10.1002/cam4.1297. Epub 2018 Feb 21.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sanja Percac-Lima, MD, PhD principal investigator
Massachusetts General Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Patient Navigation in people with Lung Cancer, run by Massachusetts General Hospital 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?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. 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 5 Jan 2018. 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.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 26 Sep 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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?
Chest CT Completion (time frame: Up to 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02705365, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 5 Jan 2018; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.