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NCT Number: NCT07227480

Advancing Lung Cancer Screening One Text at a Time

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of text messaging to promote lung cancer screening.

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Key information

Conditions

Lung Cancer Screening

Age range

50 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Francisco Cartujano, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

585-353-0035

Francisco Cartujano, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

We will conduct a two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial with 40 adults. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either UR Screened (a text messaging program designed to promote lung cancer screening) or a control group (a mailed educational material along with a flyer for the lung cancer screening program). We will assess recruitment and follow-up rates, satisfaction with the program or educational material, and uptake of lung cancer screening at week 12. Additionally, we will compare screening rates between the intervention and control groups.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 50 to 80 years old
  • have not completed their annual screening for lung cancer
  • have a 20 pack-year smoking history
  • currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years
  • speak English and/or Spanish
  • have a functioning cellphone number with unlimited text messaging capacity
  • be willing to complete a baseline and a follow-up (at Month 3) survey

Exclusion criteria

  • being up-to-date on their annual lung cancer screening

Treatment and study plan

Text messaging program

Behavioral

A text messaging program designed to promote lung cancer screening

Educational material

Behavioral

A mailed educational material along with a flyer for the lung cancer screening program

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent of Participants Who Undergo Lung Cancer Screening

    Time frame: Month 3

    The proportion of study participants who complete a lung cancer screening test within 3 months of study enrollment

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Francisco Cartujano, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

(585) 273-1646

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Rochester

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Nov 12, 2025
Registry last updated
Feb 19, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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