Helping people with COPD get diagnosed and treated when LDCT for lung cancer is done
Official title: Leveraging Incidental Findings from Low-Dose CT to Enhance COPD Detection
Funded at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · NIH-11454877 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A brief, patient-friendly program tests a tailored message and navigation help to encourage COPD diagnosis and management for people undergoing low-dose CT scans for lung cancer screening.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | September 15, 2026 |
| Project end | July 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $210,000 |
| NIH project number | 1R34HL183471-01A1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11454877 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults undergoing LDCT lung cancer screening who may have undiagnosed COPD and are open to information about COPD evaluation and management.
✕Less likely to help
People without COPD symptoms or those not receiving LDCT screening may not benefit from this intervention.
What this research studies
This project aims to connect people who have a lung cancer screening LDCT result with clearer information and support about COPD. It will develop a patient message called AIRE and test its impact on COPD diagnosis and timely treatment in a pilot randomized trial. The study will involve patients in the lung cancer screening setting and will gather feedback from both patients and primary care providers to overcome barriers to evaluation. Outcomes will look at feasibility, confirmed COPD diagnoses, symptom changes, and initiation of appropriate care.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to more COPD diagnoses and better management for people who are already getting LDCT scans for lung cancer screening.
How similar studies have gone: Previous efforts show that tailored communication and navigation can improve care engagement in COPD, but this specific LDCT-based approach is novel.
Where this research is happening
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kale, Minal S — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Study coordinator: Kale, Minal S
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.