NCT07485322

Burn Pit Exposure in Veterans: A Cancer Screening Pilot Study at the Inova Saville Cancer Screening & Prevention Center

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Inova Health Care Services · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility and participant satisfaction associated with a more intensive cancer screening regimen in veterans exposed to burn pits. The study results may describe the clinical and psychosocial impact such screening has on this potential population. The study hopes to share the premalignant and malignant findings identified and follow-up healthcare utilization associated with high-intensity cancer screening during the approximately 3-year study period (three annual screening assessments and an additional year of follow-up to determine participants' cancer status). The study will also explore the performance of new tools (nasal brush, multi-cancer detection blood test, and radiomic analysis) in detecting the development of cancer during the study period.

Detailed description

Participants are assigned by the study protocol to intensive cancer screening at baseline, 12-, and 24-month visits, with follow-up at 36 months. All procedures, including investigational tools like the MCD blood test and nasal swabs, are required by the study and are not routine clinical care. The study objectives include: feasibility, participant satisfaction, detection of cancer, follow-up care, and testing of investigational tools. This is an interventional study.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Avantect Multi-Cancer Detection Test	Multi-cancer blood test to detect cancer DNA. Manufactured by ClearNote Health.
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Nasal Swab	Two nasal brush swabs will be collected during the baseline screening period. The brushing of the inside of the nose is performed using a soft brush, with local anesthetic if necessary.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-02
• Primary completion: 2029-04-28
• Completion: 2029-07-31
• First posted: 2026-03-20
• Last updated: 2026-03-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study