Tests mobile lung health checks to find lung cancer early
Tests low-dose scans in people aged 55 to 74 with smoking history.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: The Lung Health Check Pilot
Key facts
- Where
- Dublin, IrelandSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 55 and 74 years old?
Source: NCT07099027, who can take part
Where in Ireland
- Beaumont RCSI Cancer CentreDublin, IrelandTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
- Trial code
- NCT07099027
- Record updated
- 1 August 2025
- Original description
This study aims to test if it is feasible to introduce lung cancer screening in Ireland.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Lung Health Check Pilot
This study aims to test if it is feasible to introduce lung cancer screening in Ireland.
People within a certain age group, who smoke or who smoked in the past, are at a greater risk of developing lung cancer. They can also develop chronic lung conditions that can affect their long-term health. In Ireland, about 2,690 people are diagnosed with Lung Cancer every year. Unfortunately, 2 out of every 3 people diagnosed with lung cancer die per year.
The goal of this study is to try to screen for lung cancer in people before they have symptoms associated with the disease. We aim to do this by selecting people based on their age, whether they have smoked in the past or currently smoke as well as other relevant factors. People who take part in this study will have an assessment of how their lungs work and a low-dose CT scan. This is called a lung health check. The goal of the low-dose CT scan is to pick up lung cancer before it becomes symptomatic, and at an earlier stage. This scan uses a very low dose of radiation.
Unfortunately, without early detection, such as is the goal of this trial, 8 out of 10 people who go on to develop lung cancer will have advanced lung cancer when it is discovered, where outcomes tend to be poor. The earlier detection of lung cancer has a greater potential for treatment. Current international recommendations suggest carrying out these scans in the community rather than in a hospital. Therefore, we aim to deliver these lung health checks using a mobile unit in the community.
This study aims to test if we will successfully pick up lung cancer earlier by doing community-based 'lung health check's using mobile units in North Dublin and the North East, among people of a certain age and smoking history.
Inclusion: 55 - 74 years of age; Current or former smokers; Current: >100 cigarettes in lifetime and/or currently tobacco smoking; Former: >100 cigarettes in lifetime and/or no tobacco smoking >= 28 days; Referred from a GP for the LHC pilot; PLCOM2012 ≥ 1.51% or LLPv2 ≥2.5% (Lung Cancer Risk Scores); Prostate Lung Cancer Colorectal Ovarian (PLCO) \& Liverpool Lung Project Version 2 (LLPv2).
Exclusion: Participant-reported history of chest CT in the last 12 months; Participant reported known diagnosis of other advanced stage cancers; Participant reported diagnosis of lung cancer of any stage in the last 5 years; Inability to undergo non-contrast CT (e.g. >200 kg body weight, inability to lie flat); Likely non-compliance with study procedures, as determined by the participant i) Unable to provide informed consent ii) Inability to attend study visits; Nursing home residents -.