Video Education With Result Dependent dIsclosure

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDana-Farber Cancer Institute

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years

Current or prior diagnosis of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, renal cancer, melanoma, or sarcoma

Ability to understand spoken or written English or Spanish in a healthcare context

Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Disqualifiers

Prior cancer genetic testing

Prior germline genetic testing

Active hematologic malignancy (e.g. chronic lymphocytic leukemia)

Currently pregnant

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Video Education
  • Genetic Counseling

Treatment groups

1,020 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Collaborator