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. 2018 Jan 15;197(2):172–182. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201705-0909CI

Table 2.

Description of SCALE Lung Cancer Screening Sites and Populations Served

Trial Name Sites (n) Sample Size Type of LCS Facilities Populations Served (%)
Staffing of Tobacco Treatment
White Black Asian Native American/Alaskan Native Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Hispanic
LUNA 1 630 Academic, comprehensive cancer center 59 19 5 0.4 33 Physicians, master’s-level counselors, trained telephone tobacco coaches
Implementation of Smoking Cessation Services within NCI NCORP Community Sites with Organized Lung Cancer Screening Programs 26 1,114 Imaging facilities within NCORP community sites Varies by site
Variable; not manipulated in this study
MATCH 7 1,650 Academic, community-based 87 8 3 2 0.1 12 Certified tobacco treatment specialists
PLUTO 2 1,000 Academic, Veterans Health Administration 63 15 6 3 10 Trained telephone tobacco coaches
CASTL 18 1,152 Academic, community-based 75 17 2 4 Trained site coordinators
The Lung Screening, Tobacco, and Health Project 5 1,330 Academic and community-based hospitals 78 9 4 2 Trained tobacco treatment specialists
LUNG 2 616 Academic clinic/hospital 64–66* 14–29* 2–4* 5–16* Psychologists, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and tobacco treatment specialists
PROACT Two regional medical centers including five primary care clinics 500 Veterans Health Administration 56 37 2 1 1 2 VA Quitline telephone counselors

Definition of abbreviations: CASTL = Cessation and Screening Save Lives; LCS = lung cancer screening; LDCT = low-dose computed tomography; LUNA = Optimizing Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Intervention during LDCT Screening for Lung Cancer; LUNG = Lung Cancer Screening Patients Utilizing NRT and Gain-framed Messages; MATCH = Mayo and Truth Collaboration for Health; NCI = National Cancer Institute; NCORP = National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program; PLUTO = Program in Lung Cancer Screening and Tobacco Cessation; PROACT = Promoting Smoking Cessation in Lung Cancer Screening through Proactive Treatment; SCALE = Smoking Cessation within the Context of Lung Cancer Screening; VA = Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Varies by site.