Promoting Radon Testing Via Smartphone App: A Clinical Trial in a High Radon State

Lung Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Promoting Radon Testing Via Smartphone App: A Clinical Trial in a High Radon State

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04980521
• Other study ID #: CTR radon DaCCoTA
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: University of North Dakota
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This research will compare (1) the effectiveness of a mobile radon-education app (vs. traditional brochures) and (2) that of the radon app with in-app reminders (vs. the radon app without in-app reminders and the no app use with postal reminders) to increase radon awareness and testing among North Dakotans. The prevalence of exceptionally high levels of residential radon in ND, coupled with public's poor understanding of this hazard, is a critical public health problem.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 299
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: February 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The principal eligibility criterion is that participants own a smartphone.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The principal exclusion criterion is previous testing for radon within the past two years.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lung Cancer

Intervention

Other:
• The radon app
Participants will be asked to use the radon app.
• Print brochure
Participants will receive print brochures.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	North Dakota

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of North Dakota

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Ordering a free radon test kit	The rate at which participants order a free radon test kit	Through the study completion - 3 months
Primary	Using the radon test kit	The rate at which participants use the radon test kit to test their houses	Through the study completion - 3 months
Primary	Change from baseline radon knowledge at 3 months	Participants' knowledge about radon and its dangers, how to protect themselves from radon, etc.	Change from baseline knowledge level to the completion of study at 3 months