Precision Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Intervention (KYLEADSII)

February 19, 2026 updated by: Jerod L Stapleton, PhD

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.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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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.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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300

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program (KLCLCSC)
The 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.
Behavioral: Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program
KLCLCSC is a survivor or survivor plus caregiver-focused psychosocial and behavioral intervention designed to engage lung cancer survivors and improve lung cancer outcomes.
Active Comparator: Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
The enhanced usual care condition involves usual care plus bibliotherapy and assessment.
Behavioral: Enhanced Usual Care
EUC involves a combination of the standard of care plus a bibliotherapy intervention and assessment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Lung Cancer Quality of Life at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from Baseline (T0) in Total Survivor Engagement at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Lung Cancer Knowledge at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Fatigue Symptoms at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Sleep Disturbance at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Pulmonary Symptoms at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Pain Interference at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Emotional Social Support at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Knowledge of Palliative Care at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Psychological Distress at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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).
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Mean Physical Activity at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Smoking Status at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)
Change from Baseline (T0) in Lung Cancer Stigma at 6 Months (T2)
Time Frame: Baseline (T0) and 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.
Baseline (T0) and 6 Months (T2)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Jerod L Stapleton, PhD

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
University of Louisville
G02 for Lung Cancer

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Jamie L Studts, PhD, University of Colorado School of Medicine
  • Principal Investigator: Jerod L Stapleton, PhD, University of Kentucky

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
August 16, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
July 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 4, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 4, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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May 15, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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February 23, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 19, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 94571
  • R01CA254734 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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