Interest and Impact of Skin Cancer Genetic Testing

Completed

• Conditions: Non-melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC)
• Interventions: Genetic: MC1R genotyping; Behavioral: MC1R Testing Website; Behavioral: Baseline Survey

• Registration Number: NCT02941900
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn whether the patient might be interested in skin cancer genetic testing, and if so, what kinds of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors might result from this testing. Testing for skin cancer risk based on the MC1R gene is not currently used in clinical practice; it will be offered in this study for research purposes only.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-08
• Study First Submitted: 2016-10-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-20
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-21
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-18
• Study Completion: 2023-01-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• English fluent as we do not have the resources to translate all the materials including the website and risk feedback materials into other languages
• Prior history of stage 0, I or II NMSC as per EMR or clinical judgment

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Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to provide meaningful informed consent due to cognitive or psychiatric disability as determined by the judgement of the consenting professional or clinician

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs)	MC1R genotyping	-
Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs)	Baseline Survey	-
Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs)	MC1R Testing Website	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of patients interested in MC1R testing	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States