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NCT Number: NCT05064046

Educating Providers About Lung Screening

We are conducting a randomized trial to compare the Health Disparities module to an existing provider module on lung cancer screening to evaluate the impact on primary care providers' knowledge, attitudes, and lung cancer screening referrals of African American and White patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Lung Cancer Lung Diseases Lung Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

MedStar Health Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

About this study

We are conducting a randomized trial of two online, provider-facing education modules regarding lung cancer screening and smoking cessation. We will accrue 70 MedStar primary care providers (PCP). The baseline survey will incorporate items regarding lung cancer screening knowledge, providers' attitudes towards lung cancer screening, lung cancer screening ordering practices and provider characteristics. At the end of the baseline survey, PCPs will be randomly assigned to the LuCa + Health Disparities or LuCa only. PCPs will be asked to complete the intervention and the post-test within 1 week of randomization. The post test will cover knowledge of lung cancer screening, attitudes and opinions toward LCS. To assess PCP lung cancer screening ordering practices, we will review the MedConnect Electronic Health Record (EHR) to compare the two study groups post-randomization on the number of orders made for LCS.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • MedStar provider (attending or resident physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner)
  • English speaking
  • ability to provide meaningful consent
  • ability to provide last two digits of NPI.

Exclusion criteria

  • N/A

Treatment and study plan

LuCa + Health Disparity module

Behavioral

The Health Disparity course will review disparities in the burden of lung cancer across racial/ethnic groups, discuss differences in smoking patterns and use of evidence-based smoking cessation, and describe emerging disparities in lung cancer screening. The course will also offer resources for providers to address common barriers to screening among underserved/underrepresented groups, including insurance information, transportation options, procedure time, and patient navigation assistance.

Lesson 1 of the LuCa online course addresses lung cancer screening and shared decision making.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of providers with improved mean lung cancer screening knowledge score

    Time frame: 1 week

    Knowledge about lung cancer screening

  2. Number of providers with improved mean attitudes score

    Time frame: 1 week

    Attitudes about lung cancer screening

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of lung cancer screening referrals

    Time frame: 2 months post-randomization

    Lung cancer screening referrals from the electronic health record

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Georgetown University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Educating Providers About Health Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Oct 1, 2021
Registry last updated
Aug 5, 2022

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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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