Lung Cancer Screening in High-risk Black Individuals

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Lung Cancer Lung Carcinoma
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
50 – 80
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Screening
Participants needed
900 (estimated)
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital · Other
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About This Trial

The goal of this research study is to study U.S. Black individuals with a history of smoking to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and performance of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening among this population. The name of the intervention used in this research study is: Low-dose computed tomography (radiologic scan) chest scan

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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-identified Black individual. * Have a self-reported history of smoking. No restriction will be placed on the number of smoking pack years participants must have nor the number of years former smokers must have quit smoking. * Aged 50-80 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Indi…
Contacts

Chi Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD

617-724-1681

cjyang@mgh.harvard.edu

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