Improving Lung Cancer Screening
Provider Support and Patient Outreach in Lung Cancer Screening
This project looks at different ways to help doctors and reach out to patients to make sure more people get screened for lung cancer.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Thomas Jefferson University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11136927 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project is testing two approaches to improve lung cancer screening: one helps primary care doctors, and the other reaches out directly to patients. We are inviting primary care practices and their patients from four health systems to participate. Some practices will receive support, some patients will receive direct outreach, some will get both, and others will be in a control group. We will gather information from medical records, surveys, and interviews to understand which approaches work best. This will help us learn how to make lung cancer screening more common and effective.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Patients who are potentially eligible for lung cancer screening and have a scheduled primary care visit within the participating health systems would be ideal candidates.
Not a fit: Patients who are not eligible for lung cancer screening or are not part of the primary care practices involved in this specific project would not directly benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to more people getting screened for lung cancer, potentially catching the disease earlier when it is more treatable.
How similar studies have performed: This project is testing combined and separate effects of interventions, building on existing knowledge about barriers to lung cancer screening.
Where this research is happening
Philadelphia, United States
- Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Myers, Ronald E. — Thomas Jefferson University
- Study coordinator: Myers, Ronald E.
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 below.