Mobile Phone Technology to Increase Genetic Counseling

Mobile Phone Technology to Increase Genetic Counseling for Women With Ovarian Cancer and Their Families

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02877862

Acronym

mAGIC

Enrollment

104

Registered

2016-08-24

Start date

2016-02-29

Completion date

2018-02-28

Last updated

2018-03-27

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Conditions

Ovarian Cancer

Brief summary

This innovative project seeks to harness mobile phone technology as a means to take preventive health care to a new level among ovarian cancer survivors. Using the Fogg Behavioral Model, developed from the concept of persuasive technology, this study proposes to develop the Mobile Application for Genetic Information on Cancer (mAGIC) intervention to motivate ovarian cancer survivors to undergo genetic counseling. The overall study objective is to develop and assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a theory-based intervention aimed to encourage ovarian cancer survivors to receive genetic counseling

Detailed description

This project seeks to harness mobile phone technology as a means to take preventive health care to a new level among ovarian cancer survivors. Using the Fogg Behavioral Model31 (FBM), developed from the concept of persuasive technology, this study proposes to develop the Mobile Application for Genetic Information on Cancer (mAGIC) week-long intervention to motivate ovarian cancer survivors to undergo genetic counseling.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALmAGIC app

7-day app to encourage uptake of genetic counseling

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Woman diagnosed with ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer * 18 years old or older * At least a fifth grade education * Able to read and write in English * Voluntary written informed consent before study entry, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the subject at any time without prejudice to future medical care.

Exclusion criteria

• Known major psychiatric or neurological diagnosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Uptake of cancer genetic counseling	3 months	Report of attendance of an appointment with genetic counselor to discuss cancer genetics related to ovarian cancer diagnosis

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026