CPRIT: Patient Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
To understand participants' barriers to lung cancer screening and their experience with scheduling lung cancer screening.
Description
Primary Objectives/Aims 1. Determine rates of lung cancer scheduling and screening at the UTMB and UT Tyler LCS programs. 2. Using state-of-the-art machine learning (ML) approaches, develop prediction models for adherence to screening guidelines for newly eligible and established patients. Investigators will leverage data from BRFSS, UT Tyler and UTMB to develop and validate the prediction model, ensuring its generalizability and accuracy. 3. Survey participants in the LCS programs about their impressions and experience with the scheduling and completing screening; conduct interviews with par…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 50–80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Current smoker or quit within the past 15 years * A 20+ pack-year smoking history * Healthy enough for treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Not applicable as our focus is on patients with an order for screening at the UTMB or UT Tyler
Interventions
- BehavioralLung Cancer Screening
Participants who agree to take part in this study, will participate in an interview. During the interview, participants may be asked about: • Participants background information, such as your race and level of education • Participants lung cancer diagnosis and your history of lung cancer screening • Participants experience with scheduling lung cancer screening • Any barriers that kept participants from completing screening
Location
- MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas