Involvement of General Practitioners in Lung Cancer Screening
Recruiting · NCT06956040 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Low-dose computed tomography of the chest
What this trial is about
The main objective is to evaluate the adherence of smoking patients to lung cancer screening by low-dose CT scan, when proposed by the general practitioner.
Who can take part
Age range
50 Years to 74 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Adults aged 50-74
- Active smoker or weaned smoker for less than 15 years, of at least 20 pack-years
- Affiliation with a social security scheme or CMU (beneficiary or beneficiary entitled)
- Written informed consent prior to study participation
Exclusion criteria
- History of lung cancer
- Thoracic CT scan performed within the previous year
- 1-year follow-up not possible
- Inability to travel independently to Hôpital Cochin or Hôpital Bichat for scans
- People with severe co-morbidities contraindicating exploration and/or management of lung cancers
- People in poor general health (=PS2 and above)
- People with a history of cancer under active surveillance by thoracic computed tomography (CT and PET scans)
- People with rest dyspnea (=mMRC4)
- Recent weight loss, altered general condition or hemoptysis, raising suspicion of progressive lung cancer
- Signs of respiratory infection (fever, productive cough)
- Patients under guardianship, curatorship or protected adults
- Inability to give free written informed consent prior to study participation
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Hôpital Cochin - Paris, France