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Chest X-Ray or Chest CT Scan in Patients at High Risk of Developing Lung Cancer

NCT00006087 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2009-02-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures such as chest x-ray and chest CT scans may be effective in early detection of lung cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of a chest CT scan given once a year with that of a chest x-ray given once a year in detecting lung cancer in patients at a high-risk of developing lung cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

annual screening

PROCEDURE

bronchoscopic and lung imaging studies

PROCEDURE

comparison of screening methods

PROCEDURE

computed tomography

PROCEDURE

radiography

PROCEDURE

study of high risk factors

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's Healthcare

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Renato V. LaRocca, MD, FACP · Kentuckiana Cancer Institute, PLLC

Study Design

Purpose
SCREENING

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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