Interactive Chatbot for Cancer

(GIFTT Trial)

Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The purpose of this study is to develop and implement a methodology of digital tools paired with telemedicine to improve cascade testing for clinically significant germline mutations among family members of children with cancer who have a pathogenic or likely pathogenic(P/LP) germline variant in a cancer predisposition gene.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

I am the biological parent of a child in the ORIGen study with a confirmed genetic variant.
I am 18 years old or older.
* Speak and understand English.

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Intervention

Participants receive genetic counseling via digital tools and telemedicine

6 months
Telemedicine sessions as needed

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for understanding of genetic information and psychosocial impact

6 months
Assessments at baseline, within 7 days post-education, and at 6 months

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Interactive Chatbot

How Is the Trial Designed?

1

Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Single ArmExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Find a Clinic Near You

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

Lead Sponsor

Trials
425
Recruited
464,000+

Emory University

Collaborator

Trials
1,735
Recruited
2,605,000+

Baylor College of Medicine

Collaborator

Trials
1,044
Recruited
6,031,000+

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Collaborator

Trials
236
Recruited
39,300+

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

Trials
14,080
Recruited
41,180,000+

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborator

Trials
1,128
Recruited
382,000+

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Collaborator

Trials
275
Recruited
5,182,000+