Can a phone call help cancer survivors get the genetic answers they need?

NCT ID NCT04455698

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at whether offering genetic counseling by phone or video could help more childhood cancer survivors get genetic testing. About 391 survivors took part, comparing remote counseling to usual care. The goal was to see if remote services increase testing uptake and improve knowledge and distress.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Remote genetic counseling (by phone or video)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that remote genetic counseling helps more cancer survivors get the genetic testing they need.

What could go wrong

This is a completed study, so results are available but may not apply to all cancer survivors or settings. It tested access, not a new treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer central nervous system neoplasm childhood malignant neoplasm hepatoblastoma leukemia neoplasm sarcoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • St Jude Children's Research Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-3678, United States

  • University of Chicago Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States