Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Southern California

Code:

NCT07186699

Conditions

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Non-Interventional Study

Study Details

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.

Conditions

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

Study ID

NCT07186699

Start date

Sep 29, 2025

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Sep 12, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 12, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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

Study Design

Enrollment

45 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Observational

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

Non-Interventional Study

Non-interventional study

Primary outcome measure

  • Thematic saturation [ Time Frame: Up to 3 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Los Angeles General Medical Center

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

Contacts

Sandy Tran

323-865-3935sandy.tran@med.usc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Brooks V. Udelsman

USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

Contacts

Sandy Tran

323-865-3935sandy.tran@med.usc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Brooks V. Udelsman

More Information

Sponsor

University of Southern California

Last update posted

Apr 2, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Southern California on 2026-04-02.