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NCT03181256Active, not recruiting

Early Detection of Lung Cancer

Early Detection of Lung Cancer in the Medically Underserved Population

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 May 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This research trial studies the long term follow-up for early detection of lung cancer in current or former smokers. Following up on smokers by collecting and analyzing specimens in the laboratory, performing chest computed tomography (CT) scans, as well as reviewing medical records may help doctors detect lung cancer at an earlier stage.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
45 (actual)
First submitted
6 Jun 2017
Start date
14 Dec 2017
Primary completion date
30 Nov 2023
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Diseases
Lung cancer
NCT number
NCT03181256

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 45
  • From 14 Dec 2017 to the primary completion date, 30 Nov 2023
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • History of diagnosis/treatment of lung cancer in the past 2 years
  • History of head/neck or esophageal cancer in the last 1 year

Other

  • Inability to provide informed consent

Who the study is looking for

  • Current smoker or former smoker, if former smoker participants must have quit smoking within the past 15 years
  • \>= 30 pack year of smoking history
  • Participant is uninsured

Age in the registry: 55 years to 80 years · Sex: All

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status

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