Recruiting

Genetic Counseling

Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Code:

NCT05694559

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Genetic Testing and Counseling

Screening Form

Study Details

Brief summary:

To identify Black individuals who are eligible for genetic testing through trusted community organizations, and to connect Black individuals and their families to genetic testing and counseling so that they can know their cancer risk and how to decrease it.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Study ID

NCT05694559

Start date

Nov 23, 2022

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Feb 2, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb 2, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Any participant over 18 years old who self-identifies as Black or African-American and signs an informed consent form, also referred to as the 'Permission to Contact' form, to be part of our study.

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Study Design

Enrollment

1000 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Screening

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Genetic Testing and Counseling

Participants will be given a saliva collection kit to collect a saliva sample for hereditary cancer and genetic testing.

experimental: Screening Form

Participants will complete a screening form to assess your risk of hereditary breast and colorectal cancers. You will be asked to provide your:

  • Name and contact information (including your address, phone number, and email)
  • Demographic information (including your age, race, and ethnicity)
  • Health insurance status
  • Annual household income
  • Personal and family history of cancer, including diagnosis and age at diagnosis

Interventions

Genetic Testing and Counseling

Participants will complete testing

Screening Form

Participants will complete forms with demographics and history

Primary outcome measure

  • genetic risk screening tool (GRST) questionnaire [ Time Frame: through study completion; an average of 1 year. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Banu Arun, MD

713-792-2817barun@mdanderson.org

Locations

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Banu Arun, MD

713-792-2817barun@mdanderson.org

More Information

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Last update posted

Aug 10, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on 2026-08-10.