Trusted ways to increase lung cancer screening
Developing a Trustworthy Multilevel Intervention to Improve Lung Cancer Screening
This project will try patient- and clinic-level strategies to help people eligible for low-dose CT get lung cancer screening.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Wake Forest University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Winston-Salem, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11143706 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be part of work that starts by talking with people in affected communities, nurses, and doctors to learn what gets in the way of lung cancer screening. The team will work with community advisors and health system stakeholders to co-design trustworthy strategies aimed at patients and at providers or clinics. They will then pilot one patient-facing and one provider/system-facing strategy in real clinics to see if the approaches are practical and acceptable. The study focuses on people eligible for low-dose CT and on clinic teams to make the solutions useful where you get care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are people who meet current guidelines for low-dose CT lung cancer screening, especially those from communities with low screening rates.
Not a fit: People who do not meet screening guidelines, are already up-to-date with screening, or are unable or unwilling to take part in clinic-based interventions may not benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could help more eligible people get low-dose CT scans so lung cancers are found earlier and lives are saved.
How similar studies have performed: While low-dose CT screening itself is proven to reduce lung cancer deaths, trust-centered, multilevel interventions like this are relatively new and have limited prior testing.
Where this research is happening
Winston-Salem, United States
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Richmond, Jennifer Ann — Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Richmond, Jennifer Ann
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.