RecruitingNot Applicable

Connecting Black Families in Houston, Texas to Hereditary Cancer Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, and Cascade Testing by Using a Simple Genetic Risk Screening Tool and Telegenetics

United States1,000 participantsStarted 2022-11-23

Plain-language summary

To identify Black individuals who are eligible for genetic testing through trusted community organizations, and to connect Black individuals and their families to genetic testing and counseling so that they can know their cancer risk and how to decrease it.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: * Any participant over 18 years old who self-identifies as Black or African-American and signs an informed consent form, also referred to as the 'Permission to Contact' form, to be part of our study. Exclusion Criteria: None

What they're measuring

genetic risk screening tool (GRST) questionnaire

Timeframe: through study completion; an average of 1 year.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05694559

SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-02-02

Contact for this trial

Banu Arun, MD

713-792-2817 barun@mdanderson.org

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Breast Cancer trials