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Effect of Lung Cancer Diagnoses on Family Behaviors

NCT01862770 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 507

Last updated 2018-04-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background:

\- A health event can be a powerful motivator for abrupt behavior changes. For instance, many people who smoke stop after having a heart attack or being diagnosed with cancer. A relative s health event may have a similar effect. For instance, smokers may try to quit after learning that a parent or sibling has lung cancer. Researchers want to study relatives of people with lung cancer to see how the relative s diagnosis affects a person s willingness to quit smoking or have genetic testing.

Objectives:

\- To study the impact of a relative s lung cancer diagnosis on a person s approach to genetic testing and smoking cessation services.

Eligibility:

\- Current smokers between 18 and 55 years of age who are close blood relatives of people being treated for lung cancer.

Design:

* Participants will be recruited through telephone surveys. Participants will log on to a password-protected website. The site has two educational sessions and three surveys to complete.
* Participants will also be offered free genetic testing. The test will see whether they have a gene that can reduce the effectiveness of some cancer treatment drugs. Those who agree to the test will collect a cheek swab sample at home and send the sample in for testing. They will receive the test results through the website.
* The surveys will ask about risk perceptions and emotional responses to the relative s diagnosis. They will also ask about smoking history, motivation to quit, and reactions to information about smoking and genetic risk.
* All participants will be able to receive free smoking cessation services.
* Six months after completing the surveys, participants will have a follow-up phone call. The call will ask whether participants used the smoking cessation services.

Conditions

  • Lung Cancer
  • Blood Relatives of Patient w/Lung Cancer
  • Cigarette Smokers

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Laura M. Koehly, Ph.D. · National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-18
Primary Completion
2013-11-25
Completion
2016-02-25

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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