Trial reportGynecologic oncology2019
A patient-centered mobile health application to motivate use of genetic counseling among women with ovarian cancer: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Gynecologic oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02877862 (Mobile Phone Technology to Increase Genetic Counseling for Women With Ovarian Cancer and Their Families), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Mobile Phone Technology to Increase Genetic Counseling for Women With Ovarian Cancer and Their Families
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mobile Health Interventions and RCTs: Structured Taxonomy and Research Framework.Journal of medical systems · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of theory-informed strategies used in interventions fostering family genetic risk communication.Patient education and counseling · 2022Pooled it
- A pilot randomized controlled trial of an online intervention for Hodgkin lymphoma survivors to increase knowledge about late effects and recommended screening.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Trial
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- Promoting Family Communication for Cascade Cancer Genetic Testing With Relational Agent Role-Play: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Design and implementation of mHealth applications for older people with cancer: A scoping review.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Review
- Behavioral science meets public health: a scoping review of the fogg behavior model in behavior change interventions.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Technology-Based Interventions in Promoting Lung Cancer Screening Uptake and Decision-Making Among Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Inequities to the access to and use of telemedicine among cancer patients in Europe: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Use of Digital Health Interventions for Cancer Prevention Among People Living With Disabilities in the United States: A Scoping Review.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring family communication preferences in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and Lynch syndrome: a national Canadian survey.Journal of community genetics · 2024Article
- Cancer Patients' Perspectives and Requirements of Digital Health Technologies: A Scoping Literature Review.Cancers · 2024Article
- Applying the framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions to increase family communication about hereditary cancer.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Usability and Satisfaction Testing of Game-Based Learning Avatar-Navigated Mobile (GLAm), an App for Cervical Cancer Screening: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Digital interventions for genomics and genetics education, empowerment, and service engagement: A systematic review.Journal of community genetics · 2023Review
- Digital Health Interventions for Adult Patients With Cancer Evaluated in Randomized Controlled Trials: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Interventions to improve delivery of cancer genetics services in the United States: A scoping review.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2022Article
- Knowledge and psychosocial impact of genetic counseling and multigene panel testing among individuals with ovarian cancer.Familial cancer · 2022Article
- Review
- Toward Integration of mHealth in Primary Care in the Netherlands: A Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Perspectives.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveDespite current guidelines recommending women with ovarian cancer receive genetic risk evaluation by a genetic counselor, utilization has historically been low. We sought to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a week-long mobile Application for Genetic Information on Cancer (mAGIC) intervention aimed to persuade women with ovarian cancer to pursue genetic counseling.
methodsThe mobile application intervention was based on the Fogg Behavior Model, and consisted of three parts: (1) identifying barriers, (2) developing motivators, and (3) providing triggers to action. The Health Belief Model was used to guide content development. We conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot trial among 104 untested women with a history of epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer with the primary objective of increasing uptake of cancer genetic counseling services.
resultsUtilization of cancer genetic counseling services improved in both study arms over historical controls, however there was no statistically significant difference between them (intervention: 54.5% versus control: 38.6%; p = 0.14). However, compared to controls, women randomized to the mAGIC intervention demonstrated greater knowledge of hereditary cancer (0-10 scale; 9.4 ± 1.0 vs. 7.1 ± 1.5; p < 0.0001), which persisted for at least three months. Additionally, 96% of women in the intervention group reported they had talked with their family about genetic counseling compared to 77% in the control group (p = 0.01).
conclusionsThe mAGIC intervention did not result in increased uptake of genetic counseling, however it provided significant secondary benefits, including increased participants' knowledge about hereditary ovarian cancer, self-efficacy, and their reported communication with family members. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02877862.
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