Advancing Lung Cancer Screening One Text at a Time

This study is looking at whether a text messaging program, called UR Screened, can help more people get screened for lung cancer. You might be eligible if you are 50-80 years old, have a history of smoking, and haven't had your annual lung cancer screening. The study will compare the text messaging program to receiving educational materials by mail. Researchers want to see how easy the programs are to use, if people like them, and if they encourage more people to get screened for lung cancer within three months. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial with 40 adults. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the text messaging program or the mailed educational material.
What's involved
You would complete a baseline survey and a follow-up survey at Month 3. You would also need a functioning cellphone with unlimited text messaging capacity.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants are followed for 3 months after joining the study to see if they get lung cancer screening.

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NCT07227480

Advancing Lung Cancer Screening One Text at a Time

Recruiting
NAAges 50–80InterventionalScreening
University of Rochester
~40 participants
Updated 2026-02-19 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Text messaging programEducational material

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Percent of Participants Who Undergo Lung Cancer Screening
Measured over Month 3
Lung Cancer Screening
1 sites across 1 states
New York1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

50 to 80 years old
have not completed their annual screening for lung cancer
have a 20 pack-year smoking history
currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years
speak English and/or Spanish
have a functioning cellphone number with unlimited text messaging capacity
be willing to complete a baseline and a follow-up (at Month 3) survey

Exclusion

being up-to-date on their annual lung cancer screening
  • Percent of Participants Who Undergo Lung Cancer ScreeningMonth 3

    The proportion of study participants who complete a lung cancer screening test within 3 months of study enrollment