- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03605004
Adult Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions and Their Responses to Clinically Uncertain Results From Exome Sequencing
Background:
People with conditions that are unknown or hard to diagnose may be helped by a genetic technique. It is called exome sequencing. It helps diagnose disease by unlocking all the data in a person s genetic code. But the results from it are often unclear. Uncertain results can pose problems for doctors and patients. Researchers want to learn more about how people respond when they get uncertain results.
Objective:
To study the psychological and behavioral effects of getting uncertain results from exome sequencing.
Eligibility:
Adults who have:
Had a diagnostic odyssey for at least 6 months. An example is having clinical symptoms but no diagnosis.
And had exome sequencing to try to reach a diagnosis.
Design:
Participants will choose a date and time for their interview. They will sign a form to give consent and authorization.
Participants will fill out 2 forms. One is the Intolerance of Uncertainty Short Form Scale. The other is the Perceptions of Uncertainties in Genome Sequencing Scale.
Both scales ask about what it is like to get clinically uncertain results from exome sequencing. They focus on coping and other behavioral responses.
Participants will have a phone interview. It will last for 45-60 minutes. It will be recorded and transcribed.
At the start of the call, the researcher will review the consent form with the participant. Participants will give data such as race, education, income, and how long they have been looking for a diagnosis.
Participants will read their responses to the 2 scales during the interview.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Maryland
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
- Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Had endured a diagnostic odyssey of at least 6 months before receiving exome sequencing. A diagnostic odyssey may be defined as:
- Having a set of clinical symptoms but no diagnosis OR
- Having a clinical diagnosis of a broad category of disease (i.e. ataxia, muscular dystrophy) but no specific diagnosis OR
- Having a clinical diagnosis composed of psychosomatic and/or descriptive diagnoses that individually define single symptoms or groups of symptoms (i.e. migraines, IBS, joint pain), but that do not explain the entire phenotype
- and Had exome sequencing in an attempt to attain diagnosis
- and Received post-test counseling for exome sequencing by a genetic counselor
and Received a clinically uncertain result from exome sequencing. For the purposes of this study, a clinically uncertain result is defined as one of the following options:
- One or more VUSs
- A negative test result (no reported variants)
- and Result disclosure for exome sequencing occurred anywhere from 1 week to 7 years prior to being interviewed
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Exome sequencing results provided a genetic diagnosis for the patient that does not fall into one of the above inclusion categories
- Patient was under age 18 at time of clinically uncertain result disclosure
- Patient has a cognitive disability that prevents him/her from comprehensibly answering interview questions
- Patient cannot speak or understand English
Patients who have since received a genetic diagnosis (from some other mechanism besides their exome sequencing test) may still participate in the study if they are able to recount their experiences around receiving this sort of exome sequencing result during the time they were undiagnosed.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Other
- Time Perspectives: Retrospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
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Negative
Adult patients with undiagnosed conditions who have received an uninformative negative result from exome sequence.
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VUS
Adult patients with undiagnosed conditions who have received one or more variants ofuncertain significance from exome sequence.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
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Recall and Perception
Time Frame: Interview
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Extent of the patients recall of their clinically uncertain result, including their understanding of the limitations of a clinically uncertain result due to its uncertain nature.
It will also explore how patients appraise the uncertainty related to their clinically uncertain result, as well as their perceptions of the relationship between their clinically uncertain result and the cause of their illness.
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Interview
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Affective and Behavioral Responses
Time Frame: Interview
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How patients describe and categorize their emotional reactions to receiving clinically uncertain result from exome sequencing.
It will also explore how patients describe their behavior in response to clinically uncertain result disclosures, such as use of coping strategies and decisions to disclose their results to family and friends.
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Interview
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Collaborators and Investigators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Vos J, Otten W, van Asperen C, Jansen A, Menko F, Tibben A. The counsellees' view of an unclassified variant in BRCA1/2: recall, interpretation, and impact on life. Psychooncology. 2008 Aug;17(8):822-30. doi: 10.1002/pon.1311.
- Han PKJ, Umstead KL, Bernhardt BA, Green RC, Joffe S, Koenig B, Krantz I, Waterston LB, Biesecker LG, Biesecker BB. A taxonomy of medical uncertainties in clinical genome sequencing. Genet Med. 2017 Aug;19(8):918-925. doi: 10.1038/gim.2016.212. Epub 2017 Jan 19.
- Skinner D, Raspberry KA, King M. The nuanced negative: Meanings of a negative diagnostic result in clinical exome sequencing. Sociol Health Illn. 2016 Nov;38(8):1303-1317. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12460. Epub 2016 Aug 19.
Study record dates
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Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 999918124
- 18-HG-N124
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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