Status:
COMPLETED
CT Scans in Screening for Lung Cancer in Current and Former Smokers
Lead Sponsor:
University of Nebraska
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-120 years
Brief Summary
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 sc...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * To assess the feasibility of establishing a lung cancer screening program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center using CT scanning in normal study participants with at least a 30 ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 19 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00625690
Start Date
May 19 2005
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
September 26 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Eppley Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-6805