Can detailed test data help people decide on Multi-Cancer screening?
NCT ID NCT07793539
First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Summary
This study asks adults aged 40 to 74 without a cancer history to review information about multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests, which are blood tests that screen for multiple cancers at once. Participants see different levels of test performance detail and answer surveys about their intentions to use such tests. Some also take part in an interview. The goal is to understand what information people prefer and how it shapes their decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioral intervention: presenting test performance information in high or low numerical detail
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help design better decision aids for multi-cancer early detection tests, so people can make more informed choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a survey-based study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly change cancer outcomes. Results may not reflect real-world decisions outside the study setting.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 74 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 40-74 * Speak English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Prior diagnosis of cancer (with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancers) * Previous use of a Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) test.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dartmouth College
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
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