Video Education With Result Dependent dIsclosure

Part of paid clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Study ID
NCT05225428
Status
Recruiting

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Video Education — BEHAVIORAL
    Investigator-developed, professionally animated and produced 8-minute video (Video Education) summarizing the core educational components of a genetic counseling visit
  • Genetic Counseling — BEHAVIORAL
    Standard genetic counseling

Study Details

The overall study objective of this trial study is to identify and evaluate strategies to improve the accessibility of the video education with result dependent disclosure (VERDI) model, increasingly utilized as a pre-genetic testing (pretest) education alternative in clinical practice, to better serve a more diverse patient population at risk for hereditary cancers.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 4, 2022
Status verified
Sep 2025
Primary completion
Aug 30, 2026
Completion
Oct 1, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
1,020 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT
    This part of the research study involves watching a brief educational video about genetic testing for inherited cancer risk (about 8 minutes) before completing a short interview by video or telephone with trained researchers. This interview will be digitally recorded for later review. It is expected that about 20 people will take part in this part of the research study. In the larger part of the study that will happen after this part of the study, it is expected 1000 people will participate.
  • Experimental: RCT-VERDI
    A randomized controlled trial (RCT) will evaluate the VERDI model vs. standard genetic counseling
  • Experimental: RCT-Genetic Counseling
    A randomized controlled trial (RCT) will evaluate the VERDI model vs. standard genetic counseling

Primary Outcome Measure

Video Education Acceptability (Qualitative Interview Study) [ Time Frame: 3 Weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBostonMassachusetts02115
Huma Q Rana, MD
617-632-6292
Huma Q Rana, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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