Evaluating the Implementation and Effectiveness of the Pink and Pearl Campaign on Lung Cancer Screening at Christian Hospital
Purpose
Inspired by the ongoing Pink & Pearl Campaign, the breast radiology service of Christian Hospital in north St. Louis County will partner with Siteman Cancer Center to pilot this campaign in its mammography clinics in order to promote awareness, referral, and completion of lung cancer screening (LCS) among eligible women. This campaign leverages established infrastructure such as nurse navigation and referral to screening or primary care for further shared decision-making on cancer screening. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Pink & Pearl Campaign in improving LCS uptake among LCS-eligible women undergoing mammography at Christian Hospital. This evaluation is grounded in the Integrated Screening Action Model that depicts individual- and environmental-level influences on the screening behavior process. Using an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, which combines both quantitative and qualitative approaches, our specific aims for this proposal are to: a) assess whether the Pink & Pearl Campaign increases referrals and uptake/completion of LCS among LCS-eligible women undergoing screening mammography; b) determine median time-to-screening after referral to LCS; and c) evaluate individual and health system factors influencing LCS uptake and implementation outcomes of the campaign. These implementation outcomes will help identify whether the campaign was put in place successfully or not. This proposal will inform strategies for integrating cancer screening programs to improve poorly performing programs like LCS.
Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Cancer of the Lung
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 20 Years
- Eligible Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Criteria
Eligibility Criteria - Interventional Study
- Undergoing screening mammography at Christian Hospital
- Between the ages of 50-80 years (inclusive)
Eligibility Criteria - Survey and Interview Sub-Studies
- Part of the interventional study
- Reporting a 20 pack-year equivalent of either current smoking history or have quit
in the past 15 years
- Can speak and understand English
- Not diagnosed with a serious health problem that will limit life expectancy (such as
previous history of lung cancer, symptoms of lung cancer such as hemoptysis or
unexplained weight loss of more than 6.8 kg (15 lb) in the previous year)
- Willing and able to get treatment if lung cancer is found
- Able to understand and willing to sign an IRB-approved written informed consent
document
Eligibility Criteria - Providers
- At least 20 years of age
- Involved in the breast radiology service or referred at least one patient to the
Pink & Pearl Campaign
- Able to provide verbal consent to participate in the interview
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non-Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Screening
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Participants - scheduled for mammography and eligible for LCS |
All women coming in for breast cancer screening will be assessed for LCS eligibility using a screening questionnaire administered by mammography technicians. Patients who are determined to be eligible for LCS will be asked by the mammography technician if they will opt into being contacted by the nurse navigator, who will facilitate their referral to primary care to schedule a LCS appointment at Siteman Cancer Center. |
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No Intervention Providers |
Providers in the breast radiology service who referred women to LCS. Investigators will gather information on the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of the Pink and Pearl project. |
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Recruiting Locations
St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63136
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine