Status:
RECRUITING
Lung Cancer Screening Program in Mexico
Lead Sponsor:
Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia de Mexico
Conditions:
Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Brief Summary
This prospective study aims to detect early-stage lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in Mexicans aged 50 or older who are current or former heavy smokers, non-smokers exposed to sig...
Detailed Description
This prospective cohort study aims to detect lung cancer in early stages using LDCT scans in Mexican individuals aged 50 years or older. Eligible participants comprise current smokers with a history o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligible participants over fifty years old and one of the next criteria:
- Current smokers (\>20 pack-years)
- Former smokers (\>20 pack-years) who have quit within the past 15 years,
- Non-smokers exposed to wood smoke more than 100 hours/year
- Patients diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Exclusion
- Subjects who cannot be examined by tomography due to physical limitations such as weight.
- History of any type of cancer within the last five years, except non-melanoma skin cancer.
- Symptoms consistent with some malignant neoplasm.
- People with a poor physical-emotional condition that reduces their life expectancy or does not ensure adherence to the study.
- Elimination Criteria
- • Withdrawal of informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 24 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 24 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
1000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06535451
Start Date
March 24 2022
End Date
March 24 2027
Last Update
December 24 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia (INCan) Mexico
Mexico City, Tlalpan, Mexico, 14080