🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-26

Kentucky - Quality Improvement Implementation Lung Cancer Screening (QUILS™) Health Services Research Intervention (NCT07682610)

Statewide Optimization of Lung Cancer Screening Utilizing the QUILS™ System (Kentucky QUILS™ Implementation): HSR Intervention

🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Timothy Mullett

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This clinical trial studies statewide optimization of lung cancer screening (LCS) in Kentucky using the Quality Implementation of Lung Screening (QUILS™) System. Data from the Kentucky Cancer Registry shows that LCS implementation has contributed to a rapid decline in late-stage lung cancer diagnosis at twice the national average. Further, the declines are more than three times the national average decline in Kentucky's Central Appalachian region. Kentucky-based multilevel initiatives are needed to expand and accelerate this leading role and extend the LCS opportunity to more Kentuckians who are at increased risk of lung cancer. This trial may be able to accelerate optimal high-quality implementation of LCS utilizing the QUILS™ System and reduce the burden of lung cancer by assisting lung cancer screening programs located throughout Kentucky in implementing best practices in lung cancer screening by integrating the QUILS™ System domains and elements into their screening programs.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: King's Daughter's Medical Center — Ashland, Kentucky

Age range: 18 Years to 100 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Quality Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening (QUILS) System (BEHAVIORAL)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (17 Sites)

  • King's Daughter's Medical Center — Ashland, Kentucky
  • Taylor Regional Hospital — Campbellsville, Kentucky
  • St. Elizabeth Healthcare — Edgewood, Kentucky
  • Georgetown Cancer Treatment Cancer — Georgetown, Kentucky
  • TJ Samson Community Hospital — Glasgow, Kentucky
  • Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Medical Center — Hazard, Kentucky
  • Lexington VA Health Care System — Lexington, Kentucky
  • St. Joseph Health (Catholic Health Initiatives) — Lexington, Kentucky
  • University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center — Lexington, Kentucky
  • The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky
  • Meadowview Regional Medical Center — Maysville, Kentucky
  • Saint Claire Regional Medical Center — Morehead, Kentucky
  • Rockcastle Regional Hospital — Mount Vernon, Kentucky
  • Owensboro Health Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center — Owensboro, Kentucky
  • Mercy Health - Paducah Cancer Center — Paducah, Kentucky
  • Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital — Somerset, Kentucky
  • Clark Regional Medical Center — Winchester, Kentucky

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (859) 323-0892

Email: joseph.alexander@uky.edu

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗