Evaluation of Videoconferencing Versus Telephone Genetic Counseling

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Remote Consultation, Teleconsultation, Remote Consultation, Video

In brief

Genetic counseling has benefits for individuals and their family members in their health care decision-making. Provision of genetic counseling has been deemed standard of care by several medical organizations and incorporated into clinical guidelines, such as those of the US Preventive Services Task Force. To better comply with these guidelines, Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) recently established at the Salt Lake City, Utah VA medical center to provide genomic services and counseling as a part of VA Patient Care Services. For Veterans for whom in-person genetic counseling in not feasible, GMS conducts counseling either via telephone or videoconferencing. Although both of these methods can be effective for delivering genetic counseling, each has its relative advantages and disadvantages. The specific aim of this study is to gain a better understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of these two modalities. This information will be useful not only for genetic counseling but also other interventions that use telephone or videoconferencing to access patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02108977

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

38

Starts

2014-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-28

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 50 or greater,
• a finding of 10 or more lifetime adenomatous polyps or sessile polyps,
• no contributing family history,
• and the patient must be able to be reached by telephone and speak English

You may not qualify if…

• Complex family history (family members with other cancers) or one suggestive of a known colon cancer syndrome,
• unwillingness to travel to a VA site with videoconferencing capability,
• diagnosis of colon cancer

Where it is running

• Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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