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This research study will test whether support from a Community Health Worker (CHW) to address barriers to annual LDCT screening will result in an increased number of patients who receive the annual screening as per the recommended standard of care compared to passive outreach using a reminder letter.
This research study is a randomized controlled trial comparing phone outreach by a trained Community Health Worker (CHW) following a reminder letter to the reminder letter alone for patients who are at least a month overdue to have a routine annual low dose CT scan (LDCT) screening for lung cancer. CHWs will be able to identify and address barriers to accessing screening for those patients randomized to that arm of the study. Outcomes that will be measured include scheduling and completing the LDCT as well as agreeing to a referral for tobacco treatment.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | Active Comparator | Patients will receive a letter reminding them that they are overdue for repeat annual screening. |
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| Community Health Worker phone call | Experimental | Patients will receive a phone call from community health worker, offering to help them overcome barriers to repeat annual screening and offering to help them schedule their screening. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | Behavioral | MaineGeneral Radiology will generate a reminder letter about their need for an annual low dose CT scan to the subjects in this arm. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Completed low dose CT scan | Percentage of patients who receive low dose CT scan within 3 months of the date on which they were initially contacted by letter | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Scheduled low dose CT scan | Percentage of patients who schedule a low dose CT scan within 3 months of the date on which they were initially contacted by letter | through study completion, an average of one year |
| Tobacco counseling |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| MaineGeneral Medical Center | Augusta | Maine | 04330 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008175 | Lung Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012142 | Respiratory Tract Neoplasms |
| D013899 | Thoracic Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D065822 | College Fraternities and Sororities |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009938 | Organizations |
| D004472 | Health Care Economics and Organizations |
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Eligible patients will be randomly assigned to one of the following two groups:
1. Control Group:
o Annual reminder letter only
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Outcomes assessor will be blind to which intervention the subjects have received.
| Community Health Worker Phone Call | Behavioral | Patients will receive a phone call from community health worker, offering to help them overcome barriers to repeat annual screening and offering to help them schedule their screening. |
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Percentage of current smokers in the CHW phone call arm who receive counseling about tobacco treatment
| through study completion, an average of one year |
| Maine Tobacco Helpline Referral | Percentage of current smokers in the CHW phone call arm who accept referral to Maine Tobacco Helpline | trhough study compeltion, an average of one year |
| D008171 |
| Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |