Lung Cancer · Observational Study

Understanding Rural Patient and Provide Preferences for Mobile Lung Cancer Screening Clinics

ClinicalTrials.gov · September 8, 2026

Preliminary Why this matters to you Expert discussion

Early or partial results. Treat as a signal, not a conclusion.

AI Summary

This is a clinical trial registry record for a suspended observational study designed to understand rural patient and provider preferences for mobile lung cancer screening clinics and pilot implementation of mobile units. No results have been posted; the record describes enrollment targets and intended outcome measures only.

What was studied

Observational. Lung Cancer; age from 50 Years; to 80 Years. Intervention: Aim 1: Focus Groups; Aim 2: Cross Sectional Survey; Aim 3: Survey with follow up data. n = 320. 1 site: United States.

Key findings

Safety

Safety was not reported in the material analysed. Check the source before drawing any conclusion about harm.

Who this may help

The source did not state who this applies to in practice.

Plain-language summary

This is a registry record for a suspended observational study with no posted results; it describes planned methods and enrollment targets only, making it an early-stage implementation and feasibility project.

Study design

As stated by the source record.

MethodsCohort model. Prospective time perspective. Primary outcome measure: Recruitment (assessed at 6 months after starting the mobile lung cancer screening units (Aim 3))

DesignObservational

PopulationLung Cancer; age from 50 Years; to 80 Years

Sample size320

InterventionAim 1: Focus Groups; Aim 2: Cross Sectional Survey; Aim 3: Survey with follow up data

Setting1 site: United States

Reported figures

Quoted from the source exactly as published.

Planned enrollment320

Primary outcome measureRecruitment at 6 months after starting mobile lung cancer screening units (Aim 3)

Study typeObservational

Caveats

Study recruitment is suspended; no results are posted in this registry record.
No outcome data, effect sizes, or comparisons are available.
Methods for participant selection, blinding, and analysis are not described.
Generalizability to non-rural settings is unclear.

Evidence assessment

Graded across the dimensions that decide whether you should act, each from what the source actually supports. There is no single score, and where a dimension was not assessed it says so.

Study design

limited

Observational study; no control group or randomization described.

Directness

moderate

Addresses patient preferences and recruitment in rural lung cancer screening context.

Consistency

insufficient

No results reported; consistency cannot be assessed.

Risk of bias

insufficient

Registry record only; methods for participant selection and blinding not detailed.

Sample adequacy

moderate

Planned enrollment 320 participants; adequacy depends on outcome and analysis not yet reported.

What is missing. This record has no key findings. That is a gap in the analysis, not a judgement about the study.

Source abstract

Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04926662). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Recruitment status: SUSPENDED. Study type: OBSERVATIONAL. Enrollment: 320 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Lung Cancer. Primary outcome measures: Recruitment , 6 months after starting the mobile lung cancer screening units (Aim 3). Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to research patient preferences for lung cancer screening and pilot mobile units to address the barrier of access that decreases participation in lung cancer screening.

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NCT04926662Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterLung Cancer