Why some people get low-dose CT lung screening and others don't
Multilevel Determinants of Differences in Lung Cancer Screening Utilization
This project looks at reasons people with a smoking history do or don't receive low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Oakland, UNITED STATES) |
| Project ID | NIH-11323459 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you qualify, researchers will use medical records from an integrated health system to look at how patient, neighborhood, provider, and clinic factors affect whether people get low-dose CT screening. They will examine smoking history, counseling notes, appointment records, and address-linked neighborhood data, and compare screening rates across providers and clinics. The team will also look at whether screening visits include smoking cessation counseling and how that relates to quitting. The goal is to find barriers and opportunities to help more eligible people get timely screening.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with a significant smoking history who are eligible for low-dose CT lung screening and who receive care within the participating health system would be the focus.
Not a fit: People who are not part of the participating health system, who do not have a smoking history, or who fall outside screening eligibility are unlikely to be directly affected by this work.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help health systems increase appropriate lung screening and smoking-cessation support, which may lower lung cancer deaths over time.
How similar studies have performed: Previous work has identified some barriers to lung screening, but comprehensive multilevel analyses using integrated EHR data are relatively limited, so this approach builds on and expands prior research.
Where this research is happening
Oakland, UNITED STATES
- Kaiser Foundation Research Institute — Oakland, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Sakoda, Lori — Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
- Study coordinator: Sakoda, Lori
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.