Can a website replace a genetic counselor? new study tests digital result delivery
NCT ID NCT06089954
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two ways to share important genetic findings with people who joined a biobank. Some participants will get their results through a website or chatbot, while others will speak with a genetic counselor by phone or video. The goal is to see if the digital method works just as well for helping people understand their genetic risks for diseases like cancer or heart problems. About 2,500 adults who already have an actionable genetic mutation will take part.
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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 2,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Potential subjects will include select individuals who participated in Penn Medicine Biobank, Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol number 813913. * English speaking * Age 18 years or older * Have an actionable genetic mutation (See Appendix A) or have been selected as a control participant * Agreed to be re-contacted in the future or were not provided the opportunity to indicate a preference Exclusion Criteria: * Deceased assessed by electronic medical record, death index or identified after contact * Evidence in the clinical record that the subject has already received the same actionable result through clinical genetic testing
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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