Community clinics test smarter ways to spot cancer genes
NCT ID NCT05664867
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two methods of offering cancer genetic testing to patients in community health centers. One method lets primary care doctors order tests directly, while the other uses a specialist model with extra support. Researchers will track how many patients get tested and how long it takes, and interview patients and staff to learn what works best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show the best way to offer cancer genetic testing in community clinics, helping more at-risk people get tested.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on comparing service models, not testing a new treatment. Results may not apply to other clinics or populations.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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25 years and older
- 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.
Aim 1 and 2 Inclusion Criteria for patients 1. Adults age 25+ 2. English speaking 3. Identified as eligible for cancer genetic testing for a hereditary breast or colon cancer syndrome (e.g., BRCA, Lynch or familial polyposis syndrome) as defined by NCCN criteria45-46 4. Screened positive and agreed to have study staff contact them in the future to participate in virtual/telephone interviews about their experiences with cancer genetics services. 5. Patient receiving care from one of the 4 Federally Qualified Health Center clinics enrolled in the clinical trial Exclusion Criteria: 1. Did not meet the inclusion criteria 2. Did not screen positive on HCRA and/ or did not agree to have study staff contact them in the future to participate in virtual/telephone interviews about their experiences with cancer genetics services. 3. Not a patient receiving care from the one of the clinics enrolled in the clincial trial Aim 2 Inclusion Criteria for Providers/Staff: 1. Provider or staff member at one of the 4 clinics participating in the clinical trial 2. English speaking Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Does not meet inclusion criteria above
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Illinois Cancer Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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