New genomic risk model aims to make personalized prevention accessible to all
NCT ID NCT06278883
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program called GRACE that helps primary care patients assess their risk for diseases like heart disease, cancer, and liver disease using family health history. Researchers enrolled 245 patients from five clinics, including low-resource settings, to see how many completed the risk assessment and followed up on genetic counseling or testing. The goal is to make genomic medicine more accessible and reduce health disparities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Disease Risk Assessment (behavioral intervention using family health history and genetic testing recommendations)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this model could help more people in low-resource settings get personalized risk assessments for diseases like heart disease and cancer, potentially leading to earlier detection and prevention.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed implementation study, not a treatment trial. It measures how well the risk assessment works in practice, not whether it directly improves health outcomes. Results may vary across different clinics and 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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245 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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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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: * Receiving primary medical care in one of the 5 participating clinics * Age 18 years or older * Able to read and communicate in English * Able to provide written and verbal informed consent * Willing to use the Internet Exclusion Criteria: * Anyone not meeting inclusion criteria * Previous genetic counseling and/or previous hereditary panel testing
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UF Health Augustine Oaks
Jacksonville, Florida, 32258, United States
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UF Health Family Medicine - Commonwealth
Jacksonville, Florida, 32254, United States
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UF Health Family Medicine - Lem Turner
Jacksonville, Florida, 32208, United States
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UF Health Oakleaf
Orange Park, Florida, 32065, United States
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