Dissemination Of Lung Cancer Screening Education Through Tobacco Quitlines

July 17, 2026 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
The goal of this research study is to compare two different ways to increase lung cancer screening rates for tobacco quitline clients.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Primary Objective/Aim:

Aim 1. Compare two dissemination strategies that vary in intensity on demand for LCS. We hypothesize that there will be a higher demand for LCS in the high-touch strategy arm compared to the low-touch strategy arm, as demonstrated by self-reported LCS completion, as well as scheduling a visit with a health care provider to discuss LCS.

Secondary Objectives/Aim:

Aim 2. Evaluate the impact on reach of the high-touch and low-touch strategies to disseminate LCS educational materials (i.e., view of the decision aid or participation in a decision coaching visit). We expect that disseminating the LCS educational materials through the high-touch strategy will result in higher reach than delivering the LCS educational materials through the low-touch strategy.

Aim 3. Evaluate the financial sustainability and cost-effectiveness of the two approaches of disseminating LCS educational materials. We expect that the high-touch strategy will require a greater financial commitment and stronger partnerships between quitline service providers, state department of health, and health care systems, it will be a cost-effective dissemination strategy compared to the low-touch strategy (emailing/texting).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

650

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • UT MD Anderson
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Lisa Lowenstein, PHD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Quitline Client

Quitline client participants must meet the criteria for LCS with regards to age (50 to 80 years) and smoking history (20+ pack-years). This project will not re-confirm quitline client participant eligibility for screening. Tobacco treatment specialists will elicit study interest from only eligible quitline clients.

Representative of the Quitline Community

Representative of the Quitline Community will include any employee of the quitline service provider, representative from an organization that collaborates or funds a tobacco quitline, and/or a representative of the state department of health. All individuals will be adults (18 years and older) and able to speak English.

Representative of the Healthcare Sector

Representative of the healthcare sector will include any adult who works in healthcare, including but not limited to physicians, healthcare administrative leaders/managers, nurses, advanced practice providers. All individuals will be adults (18 years and older) and able to speak English.

Exclusion Criteria:

Not applicable as our focus on quitline clients and representatives (adults) of the quitline community or the healthcare sector.

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: CMP: Comparator - Low-Touch Strategy (Usual Practice): LCS Educational Resources
Investigators will use a parallel randomized controlled trial to compare a high-touch strategy (emailing/texting + decision coaching + navigation) to a low-touch strategy (emailing/texting) to distribute evidence based LCS educational resources to increase awareness and demand for LCS among quitline clients.
Participants will receive the LCS educational materials, decision coaching call for the SDM visit, and navigation for LCS.
Experimental: INT: Intervention - High-Touch Strategy: LCS Educational Resources, Decision Coaching, Navigation
Investigators will use a parallel randomized controlled trial to compare a high-touch strategy (emailing/texting + decision coaching + navigation) to a low-touch strategy (emailing/texting) to distribute evidence based LCS educational resources to increase awareness and demand for LCS among quitline clients.
Participants will receive the LCS educational materials, decision coaching call for the SDM visit, and navigation for LCS.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety and Adverse Events (AEs)
Time Frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year
Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 6.0
Through study completion; an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lisa Lowenstein, PHD, UT MD Anderson

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2032

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2034

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 17, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

July 22, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 22, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2026-0714
  • NCI-2026-05496 (Other Identifier: NCI-CTRP Clincial Trials Registry)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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