Parent Communication Study IV: Improving Genetic Counseling for BRCA+ Mothers
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
- Enrollment
- 200
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Communication
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Genetic counseling and testing for hereditary breast cancer may reveal that you, and possibly your blood relatives, are at increased risk for the disease across the lifespan. This includes biological children, both male and female. We do not yet know the best ways to educate mothers who have a risk gene (are BRCA+) about whether, when, and how to share genetic information with their children or manage their thoughts and feelings. The purpose of this study is to help mothers make more informed choices about talking with children about hereditary breast cancer, provide them with age-and gender-appropriate information and emotional support, and improve their psychological well-being.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Mothers/primary caregivers to adolescents/young adults ages 13-24 years-old.
- •Participating in genetic testing for hereditary breast cancer.
- •Adequately speak/read English.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Does not meet inclusion criteria.
Arms & Interventions
Usual Care
Intervention: Education (Behavioral)
Enhanced Care
Intervention: Education and counseling (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Communication
Time Frame: 1- and 6-months post-treatment
Parent-child and family communication of hereditary cancer risk.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported