Development and Implementation of Electronic Decision Aids for Genetic Testing in Inherited Cancer Syndromes

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Genetic Testing

Treatments: Other: Survey of Decision Aid

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04704193

2020P003422

U01CA243695-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

An electronic decision aid will be used to assist individuals in choosing a multi-gene panel with their medical oncologist instead of a genetic counselor. A decision aid may facilitate quality decisions around the selection of a specific multi-gene panel without a genetic counselor. Upon completion of the decision aid, participants will be asked to indicate their decision about whether to pursue genetic testing and which specific multi-gene panel to pursue. A survey will then be administered to assess participants' opinions on the decision aid.

Enrollment: 93 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults (18 years of age or older)
• Diagnosed with malignant ovarian tumor or malignant pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Exclusion criteria

• Children (<18 years of age)
• Unable to complete surveys
• Previous germline genetic testing

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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93 participants in 1 patient group

Electronic Decision Aid

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm will complete an electronic decision aid for genetic testing.

Treatment:

Other: Survey of Decision Aid