A Randomized Study of Counseling Interventions for BRCA 1/2 Cancer Susceptibility Testing
- Patients will have a blood sample drawn that will be analyzed for altered BRCA1 or
BRCA2 genes. An alteration of BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene means there is an increased risk of
developing breast and ovarian cancer.
- Patients participating in this study have either: 1) expressed an interest in testing
for an underlying genetic factor that may account for the breast or ovarian cancer in
their family; 2) have at least one relative that has been found to have a BRCA1 or
BRCA2 alteration; 3) have a personal or family history of breast or ovarian cancer that
is suggestive of a BRCA1 and BRCA2 alteration; or 4) has breast or ovarian cancer, or
has at least one close relative with a history of breast or ovarian cancer and are a
member of an ethnic group with increased frequency of BRCA1 and BRCA2 alterations.
- Patients will be randomized into one of two counseling groups. Two visits with a
specially trained genetic counselor or nurse in conjunction with a medical oncologist
and/or a medical specialist will be done in which information will be given either
about genetic counseling or enhanced informed consent. These visits will be audio-taped
to monitor how the project staff is covering the important information about testing.
- Throughout this study patients will be asked to complete questionnaires and
psychological measures. These forms will be completed before and after the first
visit, and a subset of them again at 2-4 weeks after the second visit, and at 4, 6, and
12 months.
- In addition 30 women will be asked to complete a 20-30 minute telephone interview with
the program psychologist.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label
To determine if genetic counseling yields better psycho-social and medical care utilization outcomes, compared to a medical model of informed consent for genetic testing.
5 years
No
Judy Garber, MD
Principal Investigator
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
United States: Institutional Review Board
98-120
NCT00165152
July 1998
June 2005
Name | Location |
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, Massachusetts 02115 |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2617 |