Genetic Testing and Counseling / Screening Form / Colorectal Cancer · Interventional Study

Connecting Black Families in Houston, Texas to Hereditary Cancer Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, and Cascade Testing by Using a Simple Genetic Risk Screening Tool and Telegenetics

ClinicalTrials.gov · August 10, 2026

Preliminary Why this matters to you Expert discussion

Early or partial results. Treat as a signal, not a conclusion.

AI Summary

This is a clinical trial registration for an ongoing interventional study designed to connect Black families in Houston to hereditary cancer genetic counseling and testing using a genetic risk screening tool and telegenetics platform. No results are yet reported in this registry record, and the study is currently recruiting participants.

What was studied

Interventional, Non Randomized, Single Group, Open label, Screening purpose. Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer; age from 18 Years; accepts healthy volunteers. Intervention: Genetic Testing and Counseling; Screening Form. n = 1,000. 1 site: United States.

Key findings

Safety

Safety was not reported in the material analysed. Check the source before drawing any conclusion about harm.

Who this may help

The source did not state who this applies to in practice.

Plain-language summary

This is a registry record for an ongoing interventional study with no reported results; enrollment is estimated at 1000 but completion and outcome data are not yet available.

Study design

As stated by the source record.

MethodsPrimary outcome measure: genetic risk screening tool (GRST) questionnaire (assessed at through study completion; an average of 1 year.)

DesignInterventional, Non Randomized, Single Group, Open label, Screening purpose

PopulationBreast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer; age from 18 Years; accepts healthy volunteers

Sample size1,000

InterventionGenetic Testing and Counseling; Screening Form

Setting1 site: United States

Reported figures

Quoted from the source exactly as published.

Estimated enrollment1000

Primary outcome measuregenetic risk screening tool (GRST) questionnaire, through study completion; an average of 1 year

Caveats

No results are reported in this registry record; study is actively recruiting.
Phase designation is not specified (listed as NA).
Primary outcome is a screening questionnaire response; clinical outcomes or counseling uptake rates are not yet available.
Study completion timeframe is estimated at approximately 1 year from registration, but actual completion date and results posting are unknown.

Evidence assessment

Graded across the dimensions that decide whether you should act, each from what the source actually supports. There is no single score, and where a dimension was not assessed it says so.

Study design

moderate

Interventional study with behavioral arms; phase not specified in registration.

Directness

moderate

Targets Black families in Houston for hereditary cancer risk screening and genetic counseling.

Consistency

insufficient

Registry record only; no results reported to compare with other studies.

Risk of bias

insufficient

No methods, blinding, or analysis approach described in registry record.

Sample adequacy

moderate

Estimated enrollment 1000 participants; actual accrual and completion unknown.

What is missing. This record has no key findings. That is a gap in the analysis, not a judgement about the study.

Source abstract

Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05694559). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Recruitment status: RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 1000 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer. Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Genetic Testing and Counseling; BEHAVIORAL: Screening Form. Primary outcome measures: genetic risk screening tool (GRST) questionnaire , through study completion; an average of 1 year.. 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.

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Genetic Testing and CounselingM.D. Anderson Cancer CenterScreening FormColorectal CancerNCT05694559Breast Cancer