Remotely Delivered Cancer Genetic Testing in the Making Genetic Testing Accessible (MAGENTA) Trial: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Requiring personalized genetic counseling may introduce barriers to cancer risk assessment, but it is unknown whether omitting counseling could increase distress.

Objective

To assess whether omitting pretest and/or posttest genetic counseling would increase distress during remote testing.

Design, setting, and participants

Making Genetic Testing Accessible (MAGENTA) was a 4-arm, randomized noninferiority trial testing the effects of individualized pretest and/or posttest genetic counseling on participant distress 3 and 12 months posttest. Participants were recruited via social and traditional media, and enrollment occurred between April 27, 2017, and September 29, 2020. Participants were women aged 30 years or older, English-speaking, US residents, and had a

SUBMITTER: Swisher EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature