CT Scans in Screening for Lung Cancer in Current and Former Smokers
RATIONALE: Screening tests, such as CT scanning, may help doctors find cancer cells early and plan better treatment for lung cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well a lung cancer screening program using CT scanning works in current and former smokers.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Sep 26, 2023 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Not specified
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
- Interventions being studied
- Other: questionnaire administration; Procedure: computed tomography; Procedure: evaluation of cancer risk factors; Procedure: study of high risk factors
How this study is categorized
These labels come from structured fields and exact terms in the public record.
Who may be able to participate
Inclusion Criteria: * Current and former smokers with at least a 30 pack-year history of smoking * Body weight less than 140 kg (308 pounds) * Able to lie flat * Able to comply with long-term follow-up * Functional capacity and willingness to undergo diagnostic work-up of suspicious nodules and curative therapy if lung cancer is detected * Nursing mothers allowed * Able to come to clinic for screening Exclusion Criteria: * No cognitive impairment that would preclude providing informed consent * No other concurrent or prior malignancy within the past five years except superficial basal cell carcinoma or nonmelanoma skin cancer * No condition that would preclude screening, diagnosis, or surgical treatment * Not pregnant/negative pregnancy test
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- Eppley Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, Nebraska
Source and freshness
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