The TeleKidSeq pilot study: incorporating telehealth into clinical care of children from diverse backgrounds undergoing whole genome sequencing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic forced healthcare institutions and many clinical research programs to adopt telehealth modalities in order to mitigate viral spread. With the expanded use of telehealth, there is the potential to increase access to genomic medicine to medically underserved populations, yet little is known about how best to communicate genomic results via telehealth while also ensuring equitable access. NYCKidSeq, a multi-institutional clinical genomics research program in New York City, launched the TeleKidSeq pilot study to assess alternative forms of genomic communication and telehealth service delivery models with families from medically underserved populations.

Methods

We aim to enroll 496 participants between 0 and 21 years old to receive clinical genome

SUBMITTER: Sebastin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10031704 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature