Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Electronic Decision Aid for Genetic Testing in Inherited Cancer Syndromes
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This is a randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an electronic decision aid tool versus a traditional genetic counselor session for multi-gene panel testing for people with ovarian or pancreatic cancer
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• 18 years or older
• Being seen in clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital or Boston Medical Center
• Diagnosed with malignant epithelial ovarian carcinoma or malignant pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITING
Boston
Mass General at North Shore Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Danvers
Contact Information
Primary
Daniel C. Chung, MD
Chung.daniel@mgh.harvard.edu
(617) 726-8687
Backup
Danielle A Lynch, BS
dlynch22@mgh.harvard.edu
(617) 726-1355
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-10-14
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 350
Treatments
Experimental: Electronic decision aid arm
Receive decision aid followed by an appointment with their oncologist.
Active_comparator: Genetic counselor Arm
Receive pretest counseling with a genetic counselor.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)