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Assessing the Effectiveness of Low-Dose Computed Tomography in Lung Cancer Screening for High-Risk Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Hong Kong

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Mar 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening in high-risk Chinese ever-smokers aged 50-79 years in Hong Kong and to assess the cost-effectiveness of implementing LDCT for lung cancer screening in the local setting.

Status (registry)
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15000 (estimated)
First submitted
12 Mar 2026
Start date
1 Jul 2026
Primary completion date
30 Jun 2032
Lead sponsor
The University of Hong Kong
Diseases
Lung cancer
NCT number
NCT07478757

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 15000
  • From 1 Jul 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2032
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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

Prior treatment

  • Individuals with a known prior diagnosis of lung cancer or detection of lung nodules
  • Individuals who have undergone a CT scan of the thorax in the previous 12 months

Other illness

  • Individuals who are not mentally competent to provide informed consent (e.g., those with a history of dementia)
  • Individuals with a history of other cancers within the last five years or currently under treatment
  • Individuals who are either unwilling to undergo a chest LDCT scan, or having a condition that prevents them from having a LDCT scan (for example, pregnancy or inability to lie flat on the CT table)

Other

  • Non-Chinese population

Who the study is looking for

  • Adults aged between 50 and 79 years
  • Current smokers or ex-smokers quitted for less than 10 years, with a history of cigarette smoking equivalent to at least 20 pack-years

Age in the registry: 50 years to 79 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaUnknown status

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