Qualitative Study on Detection & Tx of NSCLC in Pts w/ a History of Alcohol or SUD

Qualitative Study on Detection and Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients With a History of Alcohol or Substance Use Disorder

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07186699

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-22

Start date

2025-09-29

Completion date

2028-09-12

Last updated

2026-04-02

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Conditions

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

Brief summary

This study will attempt to identify social facilitators and barriers to detection and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in order to learn how a history of substance abuse or alcohol use impacts care for non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To identify social facilitators and barriers to detection and treatment of NSCLC by interviewing a diverse group of patients at Keck, Los Angeles General Medical Center, and Norris Cancer Center with alcohol or substance use disorder history. OUTLINE: This is an observational study. Patients participate in a semi-structured interview and may participate in a follow-up focus group interview in which preliminary findings are shared and feedback is elicited on study.

Interventions

OTHERNon-Interventional Study

Non-interventional study

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* \* Adults ≥ 18 years of age * Histopathologic or cytologic diagnosis of NSCLC * Received or receiving curative intent treatment (e.g. surgery, radiation therapy, systemic therapy) * History of alcohol use or substance use disorder (other than tobacco use disorder) within the past 10 years, predating the cancer diagnosis * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent * English or Spanish speaking. Due to need to conduct semi-structured interviews which can develop into free-flowing conversations we need both participant and interviewer to be fluent

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with cognitive disability unable to maintain 30-60 minute conversation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Thematic saturation	Up to 3 years	Will use a Danaher framework to approach analyze interview data using NVivo software (NVivo version 11.0, QSR International). Each interview will be analyzed to identify broad themes.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORBrooks V Udelsman

University of Southern California

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 3, 2026