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

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Lotung Pohai General hospital

Luodong, Taiwan