Patient Identification, Prescreening and LDCT Screening for Lung Cancer With Telehealth
Southern Illinois University
Summary
The role of this observational study is to access the feasibility of providing lung cancer screening using a designated nurse navigator through lung cancer screening clinic. Eligible participants will be identified using medical records, eligibility will be confirmed through phone call, screening visits will be scheduled as in-person visit or telehealth visit. Computed tomography screening will be performed at an approved center closer to the individuals place of living and results will be discussed during follow-up in-person visit or telehealth visit.
Description
The long-term goal is to establish healthcare practices to increase adherence to lung cancer screening among high-risk individuals. The overall objective in this application is to establish a lung cancer screening initiative to proactively identify and screen eligible patients for LDCT using a designated nurse practitioner (NP) along with telehealth. The central hypothesis is that use of a designated NP along with telehealth will increase lung cancer screening via LDCT among high-risk, racial/ethnic minority, and rural/sub-urban patients. The rationale for this proposal is use of a NP and tele…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 50–80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria: * All individuals 50-80 years of age * 20 pack-year smoking history * Currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years: Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals 49 years and below or 81 years and above * Has not smoked in 15 or more years * Individuals who develop a health problem that makes them unwilling or unable to have surgery if lung cancer is detected.
Location
- Sowmy ThuppalSpringfield, Illinois