Telegenetics or In-Person Genetic Counselling

NCT ID: NCT04738708

Last Updated: 2025-01-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-01

Study Completion Date

2025-10-16

Brief Summary

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This study aims to compare clinical outcomes (informed choice and genetic counselling outcomes) and cost (provider and patient time, travel, and telehealth platform) between telegenetics and in-person genetic counselling.

Detailed Description

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This study will compare the patient-reported outcomes of telegenetics with in-person consultations for participants considering germline testing for HBOC or Lynch syndrome. It will clarify if telegenetics is a feasible and non-inferior alternative to in-person cancer genetic counselling. Participant responses are important stakeholder views to guide the design of telegenetics to become a mainstream service delivery model welcomed by patients.

It aims to recruit 150 prospective consecutive patients attending genetic counselling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) and Lynch Syndrome in Clinical Genetic Services (CGS) at National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS).

Upon completion of the genetic consultation appointments, patients will be completing a series of questions evaluating cognitive and psychosocial outcomes either via hardcopy in-person or online internet-facing questionnaire.

Conditions

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Genetic Counselling

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients referred to CGS at NCCS for HBOC or Lynch syndrome pre-test genetic counselling.

Patients attending genetic counselling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) and Lynch Syndrome in Clinical Genetic Services (CGS) at National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS)

Patients referred to CGS at NCCS for HBOC or Lynch syndrome pre-test genetic counselling.

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients are given a series of questions evaluating cognitive and psychosocial outcomes, either via hardcopy in-person or online internet-facing questionnaire.

Interventions

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Patients referred to CGS at NCCS for HBOC or Lynch syndrome pre-test genetic counselling.

Patients are given a series of questions evaluating cognitive and psychosocial outcomes, either via hardcopy in-person or online internet-facing questionnaire.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 21 years old.
* Patients referred to CGS at NCCS for HBOC or Lynch syndrome pre-test genetic counselling.
* Able to read and understand the English Language.
* Able to consent and agree to be randomized to either telegenetics or in-person genetic counselling.

Exclusion Criteria

* Under the age of 21 years old.
* Patients who require genetic results urgently.
* Cognitive difficulty/ impairment or current psychiatric or physical illness (visual/ hearing/ neurological) which impairs sound judgement and accurate reporting of medical history over video consultation.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Centre, Singapore

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ryan Tan

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Cancer Centre, Singapore

Locations

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National Cancer Centre Singapore

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Singapore

Central Contacts

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Ryan Tan

Role: CONTACT

+65 6436 8000

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Other Identifiers

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002.1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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