Trial Outcomes & Findings for Care Plans for Cancer Predisposition (NCT NCT05736497)

Patients were identified via clinic rosters of the Cancer Predisposition Program and through screening of electronic health records. Patients were approved for eligibility by the attending physician and genetic counselor scheduled to see the patient in the following two weeks. Participants were then approached by phone or in clinic to obtain informed study consent.

Participants enrolled include AYA probands aged 12-26 and their caregiver(s).

Care Plans for Cancer Predisposition

The primary outcome is the percentage of correct items on a knowledge survey that was developed for this study and administered via REDCap, measured at baseline (2 weeks prior to receiving the Care Plan/text message intervention), midpoint (3 months post receiving the Care Plan/text message intervention), and final (6 months post receiving the Care Plan/text message intervention) surveys. The change in the mean and standard deviation will be assessed at 3 months and 6 months. Participants evaluated included the caregivers and AYAs aged 12-26. Total scores were generated by summarizing total number of correct responses and generating a percentage. The knowledge measure included a mix of 10-12 multiple choice and true/false questions, CPS dependent. Higher scores indicate higher CPS knowledge and Care Plan content.

Acceptability: a 3-question acceptability measure created for this project, scored on a Likert scale from 1=Not at All to 5=Completely. Higher total scores indicate greater acceptability on ease of understanding the Care Plan, new information gained from the Care Plan, and its general usefulness. Scores range from 0-15, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability of the Care Plan.

Feasibility will be assessed with absence of mean number of technical difficulties of Care Plan Creation by the Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) in under 15 minutes in a busy clinical setting. The CRC made note of any technical difficulties at creation of Care Plan via REDCap.

Satisfaction with decision to have germline testing will be measured by participants' completion of electronic questionnaires administered via REDCap. Satisfaction with Decision Scale (SDS): a 6-question decision satisfaction measure, scored on a Likert scale from 1= Strongly Disagree to 5= Strongly Agree. Higher total scores indicate greater satisfaction with decisions for pursuing genetic testing. Scores range from 0-30, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.

This 15-item measure assesses cancer-related anxiety through two subscales (intrusive thinking and avoidance). Responses are measured on a 4-point Likert scale with the following anchors: 0 "not at all", 1 "rarely", 3 "sometimes", and 5 "often". Scores range from 0 to 35 for intrusion, 0 to 40 for avoidance, and 0 to 75 for the total IES. Higher scores indicate greater cancer-related anxiety. Cancer-related anxiety will be measured by participants' completion of electronic questionnaires administered via REDCap.