PCORI-CER-1306-03385 Informed Decisions About Lung Cancer Screening

Promoting Informed Decisions About Lung Cancer Screening: Randomized Trial

Educational research study where goal is to test educational materials that help people make informed decisions about lung cancer screening.

This is the second phase of a larger project funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to help heavy smokers make informed decisions about lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). The aim of this phase is to compare outcomes for promoting informed screening decisions about lung cancer screening in a randomized trial of patients who smoke recruited through state-based smoking cessation quitlines, where patients will be randomly assigned to the updated patient decision aid or to standard educational materials on lung cancer screening.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Men and women 55 to 77 years of age.
2. Participants must speak English.
3. Current smoker or quit smoking within the past 15 years.
4. At least a 30 pack-year smoking history.

Exclusion Criteria:

1) History of lung cancer.