Trial reportJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2016
Randomized Noninferiority Trial of Telephone Delivery of BRCA1/2 Genetic Counseling Compared With In-Person Counseling: 1-Year Follow-Up.
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67 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence-based advancements in breast cancer genetic counseling: a review.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Pooled it
- The Disclosure of Bad News Over the Phone vs. in Person and its Association with Psychological Distress: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Decision coaching for people making healthcare decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Virtual Care in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Pooled it
- CONNECT4 APOE: A randomized trial of telephone versus real-time two-way videoconference for disclosure of APOE genotype results in cognitively unimpaired adults.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Trial
- Bridging Technology and Pretest Genetic Services: Quantitative Study of Chatbot Interaction Patterns, User Characteristics, and Genetic Testing Decisions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- The ENGAGE study: a 3-arm randomized hybrid type 1 effectiveness and implementation study of an in-home, collaborative PCP model of remote telegenetic services to increase uptake of cancer genetic services in childhood cancer survivors.BMC health services research · 2024Trial
- Improving Uptake of Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment in a Remote Tailored Risk Communication and Navigation Intervention: Large Effect Size but Room to Grow.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Trial
- Randomized study of remote telehealth genetic services versus usual care in oncology practices without genetic counselors.Cancer medicine · 2021Trial
- Comparing models of delivery for cancer genetics services among patients receiving primary care who meet criteria for genetic evaluation in two healthcare systems: BRIDGE randomized controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2021Trial
- A pilot randomized trial of an educational intervention to increase genetic counseling and genetic testing among Latina breast cancer survivors.Journal of genetic counseling · 2021Trial
- Preferences for in-person disclosure: Patients declining telephone disclosure characteristics and outcomes in the multicenter Communication Of GENetic Test Results by Telephone study.Clinical genetics · 2019Trial
- High patient satisfaction with a simplified BRCA1/2 testing procedure: long-term results of a prospective study.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2019Trial
- Randomized Noninferiority Trial of Telephone vs In-Person Disclosure of Germline Cancer Genetic Test Results.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2018Trial
- Randomized trial of proactive rapid genetic counseling versus usual care for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2018Trial
- BRCAsearch: written pre-test information and BRCA1/2 germline mutation testing in unselected patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2018Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of disclosing genetic risk information for Alzheimer disease via telephone.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2018Trial
- Genetic Testing in a Population-Based Sample of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors from the REACH Randomized Trial: Cost Barriers and Moderators of Counseling Mode.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2017Trial
- When screentime fails: initiative to improve completion of hereditary cancer genetic testing after telemedicine counseling.Familial cancer · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators for online genetic care for hereditary cancer in Japan: findings from surveys of both clients and medical professionals.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Article
7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purposeThe ongoing integration of cancer genomic testing into routine clinical care has led to increased demand for cancer genetic services. To meet this demand, there is an urgent need to enhance the accessibility and reach of such services, while ensuring comparable care delivery outcomes. This randomized trial compared 1-year outcomes for telephone genetic counseling with in-person counseling among women at risk of hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer living in geographically diverse areas. PATIENTS AND
methodsUsing population-based sampling, women at increased risk of hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer were randomly assigned to in-person (n = 495) or telephone genetic counseling (n = 493). One-sided 97.5% CIs were used to estimate the noninferiority effects of telephone counseling on 1-year psychosocial, decision-making, and quality-of-life outcomes. Differences in test-uptake proportions for determining equivalency of a 10% prespecified margin were evaluated by 95% CIs.
resultsAt the 1-year follow-up, telephone counseling was noninferior to in-person counseling for all psychosocial and informed decision-making outcomes: anxiety (difference [d], 0.08; upper bound 97.5% CI, 0.45), cancer-specific distress (d, 0.66; upper bound 97.5% CI, 2.28), perceived personal control (d, -0.01; lower bound 97.5% CI, -0.06), and decisional conflict (d, -0.12; upper bound 97.5% CI, 2.03). Test uptake was lower for telephone counseling (27.9%) than in-person counseling (37.3%), with the difference of 9.4% (95% CI, 2.2% to 16.8%). Uptake was appreciably higher for rural compared with urban dwellers in both counseling arms.
conclusionAlthough telephone counseling led to lower testing uptake, our findings suggest that telephone counseling can be effectively used to increase reach and access without long-term adverse psychosocial consequences. Further work is needed to determine long-term adherence to risk management guidelines and effective strategies to boost utilization of primary and secondary preventive strategies.
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