About MEDLEY
participants have been recruited to our study
participating centres have opened in England
Patient Information Sheet
You can read the MEDLEY Patient Information Sheet online or download a copy of it by clicking the button below
MEDLEY Patient Information Sheet
MEDLEY Patient Information Sheet (Bengali)
MEDLEY Patient Information Sheet (Polish)
MEDLEY Patient Information Sheet (Romanian)
Click the video below to listen to an English reading of the Participant Information Sheet summary. You can turn on subtitles in other languages via YouTube.
Patient Data and Research Leaflet
You can download a copy of the Patient Data and Research leaflet by clicking the appropriate button for your language.
MEDLEY Patient Data and Research Leaflet (.docx)
MEDLEY Patient Data and Research Leaflet (Bengali) (.docx)
MEDLEY Patient Data and Research Leaflet (Polish) (.docx)
MEDLEY Patient Data and Research Leaflet (Romanian) (.docx)
Why was I invited?
You were invited to take part because you were referred from your GP for a chest X ray. The reason your GP referred you was because you have symptoms that could be caused by lung cancer.
Please note, you cannot refer yourself into the MEDLEY study. You can only take part if you are contacted by a healthcare professional from a participating hospital.
What is the purpose of this study?
We are looking to understand whether a low-dose CT scan should be used instead of chest X-ray to investigate symptoms of possible lung cancer.
Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, but the common symptoms of lung cancer, like a persistent cough, are common symptoms of lots of other conditions. So sometimes catching it early can be difficult. Detecting lung cancer earlier could lead to better outcomes for patients.
What will taking part involve?
- You will receive a low-dose CT scan and a chest X-ray at hospital.
- You will still receive NHS usual standard care for anything these scans may find.
- Your original chest X-ray request set up by your GP will be cancelled.
- You will be asked to complete 2 questionnaires.
- We will check your medical records on 2 occasions to see how you are doing.
- Your care and diagnosis will not be slowed down by taking part in the study.
- You will be in the study for up to 12 months.
Who is taking part?
We are aiming for 900 people – all of whom have been referred for a chest X-ray – to take part from a minimum of 5 hospitals across the UK.
What are the risks and benefits?
You will be offered a low-dose CT scan, which may detect problems that don’t show up on a chest X-ray. By having this scan, you will be contributing to important research that could help detect lung cancer earlier, when it is more treatable. You will be exposed to slightly more radiation than standard care and may have to have some extra tests and/or treatments depending on any findings of your scans.
What if I change my mind?
You can stop taking part in all of this study, or in any part of it, at any time and without giving a reason. If you want to change your level of involvement, just let your doctor or nurse know. The standard of care you receive will not be affected. If you decide not to have either scan, you will need to re-arrange a chest X-ray with your GP.
If you decide not to come for both of the study scans, you will continue to receive usual care, but you must re-arrange to have a chest X-ray. It is really important to still have a chest X-ray, because your GP was concerned about your symptoms, and you were invited to take part in the study because they were possible symptoms of lung cancer.
Qualitative PIS for Interviews with invited Patients
We are inviting specific patients to take part in interviews about the MEDLEY Study. You are not able to self-volunteer for these, you can only participate if directly invited by the MEDLEY qualitative researchers. If you have been invited, you can read the MEDLEY Patient Information Sheet (Qualitative Interviews) online or download a copy of it by clicking the appropriate button.
MEDLEY Qualitative PIS for interviews with patients who consented
MEDLEY Qualitative PIS for interviews with patients who did not consent
MEDLEY Qualitative Verbal ICF (Patients and GPs)
