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Trial reportJournal of genetic counseling2018

Online Module for Carrier Screening in Ashkenazi Jewish Individuals Compared with In-Person Genetics Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Chia Wei Fan, Lysanne Castonguay, Sonja Rummell, Sébastien Lévesque, John J Mitchell, Guillaume Sillon

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of genetic counseling, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Chia Wei FanDepartment of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lysanne CastonguayDepartment of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sonja RummellDepartment of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sébastien LévesqueDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
John J MitchellDepartment of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Guillaume SillonDepartment of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. guillaume.sillon@muhc.mcgill.ca.
McGill Genome Centre · CAMcGill University · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CAUniversité de Sherbrooke · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To increase accessibility to genetics services for low-urgency patients seeking Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) carrier screening, we designed an interactive computer (IC) module that provides pre-test genetics education and allows genetics professionals to order the test without meeting the patients beforehand. We compared this module with in-person genetic counseling (GC) using a randomized trial. AJ individuals were randomized to undergo genetics education via the IC module (n = 26) or GC (n = 28). We compared post-interventional genetics knowledge, perceived genetic risk, and anxiety between the two groups, after accounting for pre-interventional scores, using ANCOVA. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test was used to compare post-interventional satisfaction. Post-interventional genetics knowledge, risk perception, or anxiety were not significantly different between the two groups after accounting for baseline scores (p = 0.50-0.54), although the data are inconclusive regarding the module's non-inferiority at a 5% margin. Post-intervention satisfaction scores were generally higher in the GC group than the IC module group. Our IC module has the potential to improve access to clinical genetics services for patients and staff, but it is not suitable for all AJ patients and cannot completely replace the benefits of in-person consultations.

Indexed as

Genetic Carrier ScreeningGenetic CounselingFemaleHumansInternetJewsMaleRisk FactorsAshkenazi Jewish screeningCarrier detectionGenetic counselingGenetic servicesInteractive computer programOnline educationRandomized controlled clinical trial

Identifiers

PMID28791521
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