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Using Virtual Counselors to Overcome Genetic Literacy Barriers

NCT02344433 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 279

Last updated 2019-10-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A Relational Agent (RA) "virtual counselor" (VICKY: VIrtual Counselor for Knowing Your Family History) has been developed to collect family health history information for common health conditions including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, hypertension and various cancers. In this study, the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare the efficacy of using VICKY to the existing My Family Health Portrait (MFHP) tool for collecting family health history information among an underserved primary care patient population. The primary aims of the study are to 1) evaluate the efficacy of VICKY versus MFHP for collecting accurate family health histories and 2) determine whether accuracy varies as a function of health literacy. This project will obtain validation data on the efficacy of both VICKY and MFHP for collecting accurate family history data among an underserved patient population, in two languages (English and Spanish). The study will determine whether a virtual counselor can overcome many of the existing barriers to using traditional web-based family history tools.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

VICKY

Relational agent/virtual counselor

BEHAVIORAL

MFHP

US Surgeon General's family history tool

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Northeastern University

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Boston University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Catharine Wang · Boston University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-30
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-10-31

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