Patient navigation for lung cancer screening in an urban safety-net system: Protocol for a pragmatic randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT: The National Lung Screening Trial demonstrated improved lung cancer mortality with annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening, leading to lung cancer screening endorsement by the United States Preventive Services Task Force and coverage by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. Adherence to annual CT screens in that trial was 95%, which may not be representative of real-world, particularly medically underserved populations. This pragmatic trial will determine the effect of patient-focused, telephone-based patient navigation on adherence to CT-based lung cancer screening in an urban safety-net population. 340 adults who meet standard eligibility for lung cancer screening (age 55-77years, smoking history≥30 pack-years, quit within 15years if former smoker) are referred through an ele

SUBMITTER: Gerber DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7066861 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature