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Can a phone call replace the Doctor's office for cancer genetic testing?

NCT ID NCT07471958

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether people are interested in using telehealth and digital tools for genetic counseling and testing for hereditary cancer. 360 adults who meet guidelines for genetic testing will receive counseling at home and may use optional digital tools. The goal is to see how many complete the process and how they feel about it.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
telehealth genetic counseling and digital tools
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that remote genetic testing is a practical option, making it easier for more people to access cancer risk information.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage study focused on patient interest and feasibility, not on health outcomes. It may not prove that telehealth improves cancer detection or survival.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 360 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Mar 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

Individuals with personal or family history of cancer.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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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: * 18 years of age or older * Speak and understand English * Meet current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) or other national guidelines for germline genetic testing or are interested in genetic counseling based on personal or family history of cancer. Patients with prior genetic testing are eligible if they meet criteria for updated testing, or if post-test genetic counseling services are requested. Exclusion Criteria: * Communication difficulties such as: * Uncorrected or uncompensated hearing and/or vision impairment. Patients who can successfully use clinical assistance devices are not excluded. * Uncorrected or uncompensated speech defects. Patients who can successfully use clinical assistance devices are not excluded. * Uncontrolled psychiatric/mental condition or severe physical, neurological or cognitive deficits rendering individual unable to understand study goals and tasks

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Cancer

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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