Increasing Equity in Lung Cancer Screening (LUCARE)

August 1, 2025 updated by: Nicholas Pettit, Indiana University
The overall objective of this mixed methods study is to: 1) Refine the Emergency Department Lung Cancer Screening (ED-LCS) intervention using qualitative interviews among key stakeholders; 2) pilot test the ED-LCS intervention evaluating the intervention efficacy, acceptability, and feasibility; and 3) provide an in-depth description of stakeholders' experiences with the ED-LCS intervention for future refinement.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

144

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 Locations

  • United States
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Recruiting
        • Eskenazi Health
        • Contact:

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

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • • Eligible for LCS (50-80 years old, smoked in past 15 years, and smoked at least 20 pack years)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • • Non-English/Spanish speaking

    • Decompensated psychiatric illness (suicidal, homicidal, psychosis). Will confirm with attending physicians at time of enrollment
    • Intoxicated with alcohol or drugs
    • Cannot provide reliable follow up contact information (cell phone)
    • Presenting to the ED with a life-threatening condition
    • Have received chest CT scan in past 12 months
    • Already enrolled in LCS
    • Hospice enrolled

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Usual Care
Patients will receive usual care.
Experimental: Intervention
Patients will be shown a modified version of LungTalk.
Behavioral: ED-LCS
This is a lung cancer educational intervention for patients in the emergency department.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Rate of patients receive Lung Cancer Screening
Time Frame: 6-12 months
6-12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patients ratings of intervention
Time Frame: At delivery
This is a subjective rating provided by patients of the intervention received
At delivery

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Indiana University

Collaborators

Eskenazi Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

February 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 25, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 8, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 11, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 6, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 1, 2025

Last Verified

August 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 19317

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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