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Web-Based Counseling for Prostate Cancer (GEM Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Georgetown University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6-months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

The primary goal of this research is to develop and test a web-based genetic education/counseling intervention. This intervention is designed to educate men from hereditary cancer families about the personal relevance of genetic testing in order to help them make decisions about whether to pursue genetic testing. The investigators will test this intervention against standard care for men from hereditary cancer families. The web-based educational intervention includes all of the information typically covered during genetic counseling. As a result, after completing the education intervention participants can proceed directly to genetic testing if they choose. The investigators will conduct a survey prior to randomization and then follow-up surveys at 1-month and 6-months post-randomization. The primary outcome will be uptake of genetic testing. Secondary outcomes will be completion of genetic counseling and decision satisfaction.

Eligible Conditions
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • BRCA1
  • BRCA2 Mutation

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6-months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6-months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
Completion of BRCA1/BRCA2 Gene Testing
Secondary study objectives
Completion of Genetic Counseling
Decision Conflict
Decision Satisfaction
Other study objectives
Cancer Distress
Genetic Testing Distress

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Web-Based CounselingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Genetic information provided via an individually tailored website.
Group II: Standard CareActive Control1 Intervention
Participants are not provided with web-based education but can choose to pursue genetic counseling and testing.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Web-based Counseling
2018
N/A
~70

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Georgetown UniversityLead Sponsor
346 Previous Clinical Trials
136,956 Total Patients Enrolled
10 Trials studying Prostate Cancer
4,411 Patients Enrolled for Prostate Cancer
~9 spots leftby Oct 2025