Status:
UNKNOWN
Image Discovering Early Lung Cancer Project
Lead Sponsor:
Cathay General Hospital
Conditions:
Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-74 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related death in Taiwan and world wide. The application of low dose helical computed tomography (CT) has been the milestone of lung cancer screening. Recentl...
Detailed Description
This is a single center, single arm, non-randomized prospective study. We plan to enroll persons between 50 and 74 years in age, who had cigarette smoking of at least 30 pack-years, and, if former smo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 50-74 years
- 30 or more pack-years of cigarette smoking history
- Former smokers: quit smoking within the previous 15 years
- Ability to tolerate CT procedure
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion
- Severe uncontrolled heart, vascular, respiratory or endocrine pathology.
- Life-expectancy less than 1 year
- History of lung cancer
- Acute respiratory disease
- Hemoptysis.
- Weight loss more than 6.8 kg in the 12 months prior to eligibility assessment
- Participation in other cancer clinical trial
- Chest CT examination in the 12 months prior to eligibility assessment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
600 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01914458
Start Date
February 1 2013
Last Update
August 2 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Lotung Pohai General hospital
Luodong, Taiwan