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Cancer Health Assessments Reaching Many

Not Applicable
Conditions
Hereditary Cancer Syndrome
Interventions
Other: Modified genetic counseling
Other: Traditional genetic counseling
Registration Number
NCT03426878
Lead Sponsor
Kaiser Permanente
Brief Summary

The CHARM (Cancer Health Assessment Reaching Many) study will assess the utility of clinical exome sequencing and how it affects care in diverse populations. The study population includes adults at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes.

The primary objective is to implement a hereditary cancer risk assessment program in healthy 18-49 year-olds in primary care settings within a vertically integrated health delivery system (Kaiser Permanente) and a federal qualified health center (Denver Health). The investigators will assess clinical exome sequencing implementation and interpretation, as well as tailored interactions for low health literacy including a contextualized consent process, and a modified approach to results disclosure and genetic counseling. The investigators will also assess the clinical utility (healthcare utilization and adherence to recommended care) and personal utility of primary and additional results from clinical exome sequencing, and evaluate the ethical and policy implications of considering personal utility of genomic information decisions for health care coverage.

Detailed Description

Aim 1. Implement a hereditary cancer risk-assessment program in healthy 18-49-year-old adults in primary care settings, with stakeholder input, and offer exome sequencing to clarify risk.

Aim 1A. Identify and recruit 880 adult participants at-risk of a hereditary cancer syndrome.

Aim 1B: Generate medical exome sequence data and interpret variants. Aim 1C: Disclose findings from medical exome sequencing, incorporate results into the electronic medical record (EMR), and facilitate downstream patient management and coordination of care with the provider.

Aim 1D. Engage stakeholders to tailor and optimize the program in diverse populations.

Aim 2. Evaluate and tailor for diverse populations the critical interactions in the program, including the consent process, choices for reporting additional findings, and the response to results disclosure.

Aim 2A. Design, implement, and assess a contextualized consent process to support informed decision-making about participation in research about medical exome sequencing.

Aim 2B. Design, implement, and compare a novel decision aid in the second half of the study for selecting the optional categories of additional findings with the approach we developed in CSER1 that offered a category checklist.

Aim 2C. Design, implement, and compare a modified (communication-focused) approach to results disclosure, genetic counseling, and decision making with a standard (information-focused) approach.

Aim 3. Evaluate the clinical utility (including personal utility) of using exome sequencing to diagnose individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes and provide additional findings.

Aim 3A: Measure the yield of reportable findings for hereditary cancer syndromes and additional findings.

Aim 3B: Evaluate subsequent healthcare utilization for all study participants and adherence to recommended care among individuals who are identified with a hereditary cancer syndrome in diverse settings.

Aim 3C. Assess the personal utility of exome sequencing, including primary and additional findings.

Aim 4. Address pragmatic and ethical challenges to the integration of genomic medicine into clinical and health systems decision-making.

Aim 4A: Develop and pilot a system that integrates genomic, clinical, and healthcare utilization data to inform clinicians and patients acting on genomic information and to reduce care gaps in patient management.

Aim 4B: Advance the analysis of the ethical and policy implications of incorporating personal utility of genomic information into the decision framework for healthcare coverage.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
967
Inclusion Criteria
  • Kaiser Permanente Northwest or Denver Health patient
  • Screens as high risk for a hereditary cancer syndrome via the risk assessment tool algorithms OR have unknown family history on either their mother or father's side of the family (or both)
  • No known prior testing for familial mutations predisposing them to Lynch syndrome or hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
  • English or Spanish speaker
Exclusion Criteria
  • Participant self-reported prior testing for Lynch syndrome (LS) or Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome or identified as having previous comprehensive testing via Kaiser Permanente data files
  • Not an English or Spanish speaker
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Don't want results placed in their medical record

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Modified genetic counselingModified genetic counselingThis will be genetic counseling that is modified for a lower literacy patient and will include fewer technical terms and less complicated genetic information.
Traditional genetic counselingTraditional genetic counselingThis will be typical genetic counseling that a patient would receive in a traditional genetic counseling setting.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Positive findings for hereditary cancer syndromesWithin one month of specimen receipt at the laboratory

Number of people found to have a pathogenic variant in one of the cancer genes associated with Lynch syndrome or hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Family communicationBaseline, 2 weeks post result disclosure, 6 months post result disclosure

Measurement of the degree to which participants shared their genetic test results with various family members will be assessed using a validated survey tool

Personal utilityBaseline, 2 weeks post result disclosure, 6 months post result disclosure

Measurement of the participant's perceived utility of obtaining genetic testing and counseling will be assessed using validated survey tools that assess lifestyle behaviors and self-reported health/quality of life.

Participant understanding of recommended care2 weeks post result disclosure, 6 months post result disclosure

Measurement of participant's understanding of the recommended care based on their genetic test result will be assessed using a validated survey tool

Participant satisfaction of genetic counseling2 weeks post result disclosure, 6 months post result disclosure

Measurement of the patient's satisfaction of genetic counseling will be assessed using a validated survey tool

Positive findings for other medically actionable genetic conditionsWithin one month of specimen receipt at the laboratory

Number of people with pathogenic variants found in genes related to medically actionable hereditary conditions

Comparison of Healthcare Utilization measured via Electronic Medical Record (EMR) dataWithin 12 months of participant receiving information about their hereditary cancer syndrome risk

Downstream healthcare utilization of specific recommended procedures (e.g., colonoscopy, mammography, surgery) will be compared between participants in the traditional genetic counseling arm, the modified genetic counseling arm, and patients at high risk for a hereditary cancer syndrome that do not join the study (usual care)

Positive findings for a selected list of carrier conditionsWithin one month of specimen receipt at the laboratory

Number of people with pathogenic variants found in genes related to common carrier conditions

Participant understanding of genetic test results2 weeks post result disclosure, 6 months post result disclosure

Measurement of patient's understanding of the genetic test results will be assessed using a validated survey tool

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Denver Health

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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