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Lung CancerKYLEADSIINCT05857995

Precision Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Intervention

A study testing Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program in people with Lung Cancer and Pulmonary Neoplasm, run by Jerod L Stapleton, PhD at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

The overarching goal of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care program is to reduce the burden of lung cancer by offering an innovative survivorship care approach that improves lung cancer quality of life, overcomes lung cancer stigma, and helps survivors engage with care. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Neoplasm, Neoplasms, Lung
What is being tested?
Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
16 Aug 2024to 31 Mar 2028
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

Who may be able to join

  • Have been diagnosed with lung cancer
  • Reside in a rural county as determined by a Rural Urban Continuum Code (RUC) of 4 or higher
  • Be at least 18 years of age or older
  • Be able to communicate effectively in English

Who cannot join

  • Have significant psychiatric disturbance that requires a higher level of care
  • Have substance abuse/dependence that requires a higher level of care
  • Are participating in another lung cancer survivorship care intervention
  • Have previously participated in the Kentucky LEADS Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Jerod L Stapleton, PhD contact

8593237224

jerod.stapleton@uky.edu

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Markey Cancer Center

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536

    Jerod L Stapleton, PhD, jerodstapleton@uky.edu

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Precision Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial Serving Rural Survivors and Communities

The overarching goal of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care program is to reduce the burden of lung cancer by offering an innovative survivorship care approach that improves lung cancer quality of life, overcomes lung cancer stigma, and helps survivors engage with care. The project involves a two-group parallel randomized clinical trial comparing the impact of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care program (KLCLCSC) among lung cancer survivors (N=300) against an enhanced usual care condition (bibliotherapy+assessment) on quality of life outcomes.

Read the detailed description

Among the devastating illnesses impacting rural America, few exact the physical, social, psychological, and economic toll of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in rural America, and the levy is particularly acute in Kentucky - a state that not only leads the nation in lung cancer incidence and mortality but is a global epicenter of lung cancer. Despite the prevailing nihilism regarding lung cancer care, lung cancer survivors are living longer. Innovations in prevention, early detection, and treatment, have created substantial optimism and opportunities for long-term lung cancer survivorship. These dramatic changes in the lung cancer care landscape have invigorated the need for quality lung cancer survivorship interventions. The overarching goal of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care program is to reduce the burden of lung cancer by offering an innovative survivorship care approach that improves lung cancer quality of life, overcomes lung cancer stigma, and helps survivors engage with care. Using a novel precision survivorship approach and developed in collaboration with rural community stakeholders, the program's foundation incorporates principles of patient-centered care, shared decision making, and motivational interviewing to build survivor engagement. A large acceptability and feasibility trial conducted in collaboration with nine lung cancer care facilities in Kentucky with lung cancer survivors (N=140) demonstrated the acceptability of the intervention among survivors, caregivers, and lung cancer care clinicians. The study also revealed the feasibility of conducting the proposed study methods in rural cancer care facilities. The project continues this program of research by conducting a two-group parallel randomized clinical trial comparing the impact of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care program (KLCLCSC) among lung cancer survivors (N=300) against an enhanced usual care condition (bibliotherapy+assessment) on quality of life outcomes. Rural-residing lung cancer survivors will be recruited from ten oncology care facilities throughout Kentucky. The project's first aim compares the efficacy of the interventions with regard to lung cancer quality of life among survivors as measured by the FACT-L and other rigorous assessments of patient engagement, symptom burden, psychosocial well-being, and behavior change. The project's second aim evaluates the moderating impact of including caregivers as intervention partners on survivor quality of life outcomes. A third aim evaluates the cost-effectiveness of the KLCLCSC intervention in comparison to the enhanced usual care condition. Based on highly encouraging pilot data collected in collaboration with oncology care programs in Kentucky, this research holds credible potential to establish a new paradigm for addressing the challenges associated with lung cancer and for delivering quality survivorship care to rural-residing, economically distressed lung cancer survivors.

Being tested
Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program, Enhanced Usual Care
Keywords
Survivorship, Quality of Life, Behavioral Oncology, Psychosocial Oncology
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care ProgramBehavioural

    KLCLCSC is a survivor or survivor plus caregiver-focused psychosocial and behavioral intervention designed to engage lung cancer survivors and improve lung cancer outcomes.

  • Enhanced Usual CareBehavioural

    EUC involves a combination of the standard of care plus a bibliotherapy intervention and assessment.

Study groups in NCT05857995
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program (KLCLCSC)ExperimentalThe Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program (KLCLCSC) is a targeted and tailored lung cancer survivorship care intervention built on principles of patient-centered care, shared decision making, and motivational interviewing to build survivor engagement and improve lung cancer outcomes.
Receives: Behavioral: Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program
Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)Active comparatorThe enhanced usual care condition involves usual care plus bibliotherapy and assessment.
Receives: Behavioral: Enhanced Usual Care

What is being measured

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

  1. Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Lung Cancer Quality of Life at 6 Months (T2)

    The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung (FACT-L) is a 36-item self-report instrument that measures quality life. Scores range from 0 to 144 with higher scores indicating better quality of life.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Change from Baseline (T0) in Total Survivor Engagement at 6 Months (T2)

    The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a standardized 13-item self-report measure of patient engagement with a theoretical range of 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater engagement.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  2. Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Lung Cancer Knowledge at 6 Months (T2)

    The Perceived Knowledge of Lung Cancer Scale is a 6-item intervention-specific measure of self-reported/perceived knowledge of lung cancer and survivorship developed for this research program. Scores range from 0 to 24 with higher scores indicating greater knowledge.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  3. Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Fatigue Symptoms at 6 Months (T2)

    Fatigue Symptoms is a standardized 5-item self-report measure of fatigue within the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-Fatigue). Scores range from 0 to 20 with higher scores indicating better quality of life and lesser fatigue symptoms.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  4. Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Sleep Disturbance at 6 Months (T2)

    Sleep Disturbance is a standardized 6-item self-report measure of sleep disruption within the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-Sleep). Scores range from 0 to 20 with higher scores indicating better quality of life and lesser seep disturbance.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  5. Change from Baseline (T0) in Pulmonary Symptoms at 6 Months (T2)

    Respiratory Dysfunction (FACT-L Pulmonary Symptom Index) is a 4-item self-report measure of breathing problems drawn from the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Lung Cancer Module. Scores range from 0 to 16 with higher scores indicating better quality of life and lower pulmonary symptoms.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  6. Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Pain Interference at 6 Months (T2)

    Pain Interference is a standardized 6-item self-report measure of pain interference within the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-Pain). Scores range from 0 to 24 with higher scores indicating better quality of life and lesser pain interference.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  7. Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Emotional Social Support at 6 Months (T2)

    Emotional Social Support is a standardized 4-item self-report measure of emotional social support within the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-Emotional Support). Scores range from 0 to 16 with higher scores indicating better quality of life and greater emotional social support.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  8. Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Knowledge of Palliative Care at 6 Months (T2)

    The Knowledge of Palliative Care (Perceptions) scale is a standardized 4-item self-report measure of knowledge about palliative care. Scores range from 4 to 16 with higher scores indicating greater self-rated knowledge of palliative care.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  9. Change from Baseline (T0) in Psychological Distress at 6 Months (T2)

    The Distress Thermometer is an ultra-brief, single-item, standardized self-report measure of psychological distress developed and supported by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (DT) with higher scores indicating greater distress (Range = 0 to 10).

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  10. Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Physical Activity at 6 Months (T2)

    The Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire includes 3 standardized self-report items assessing levels of strenuous, moderate, and mild/light physical activity. Scores are based on weekly activities with zero being the lowest score and higher scores indicating more frequent and strenuous physical activity.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  11. Change from Baseline (T0) in Smoking Status at 6 Months (T2)

    The Smoking Status (BRFSS-Tobacco Use) measure is a single-item standardized self-report measure of 30-day smoking point prevalence. Scores range from 0 to 1 with 1 indicating current smoking.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

  12. Change from Baseline (T0) in Lung Cancer Stigma at 6 Months (T2)

    The Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory - Short Form includes 12 self-report items measuring lung cancer stigma. Scores range from 12 to 60 with higher scores indicating greater lung cancer stigma.

    Measured: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 May 2023
  2. Study start16 Aug 2024
  3. Primary completion1 Jul 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Mar 2028 (estimated)

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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 N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Two-group randomized clinical trial
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
300 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05857995
Sponsor's protocol ID
94571
Other IDs
R01CA254734
Acronym
KYLEADSII
Status last verified
Feb 2026
First submitted
4 May 2023
Last updated
23 Feb 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program in people with Lung Cancer and Pulmonary Neoplasm, run by Jerod L Stapleton, PhD 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 4 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Feb 2026. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Jerod L Stapleton, PhD (8593237224, jerod.stapleton@uky.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Lung Cancer Quality of Life at 6 Months (T2) (time frame: Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)). 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 23 Feb 2026.

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