Can a phone call and online tools save lives? new study aims to boost cancer screening in High-Risk patients
NCT ID NCT07053813
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two simple, scalable methods to help people with inherited cancer risk follow through on recommended screenings. Researchers will provide online educational resources and personalized phone outreach to 900 participants. The goal is to see if these approaches improve how often people get the cancer screenings they need.
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 that simple outreach methods help people with inherited cancer risk stay on top of lifesaving screenings.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study, not a drug trial. The interventions may not improve screening rates, and results may not apply to other health systems.
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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 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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 to 75 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: * Clinically actionable variant in at least one high penetrance cancer-related gene * Age- and sex- eligible for guideline indicated risk management * Remains eligible for risk management, given personal cancer and surgical history Exclusion Criteria: * Previously opted out of research * Previously opted out of genetic research * On hospice or palliative care * Has advanced dementia or severe cognitive impairment
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Denver Health
Denver, Colorado, 80204, United States
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Kaiser Northwest
Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States
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