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NCT Number: NCT07060300

Comprehensive Assessment of Reactions to Pharmacogenetics in Complex Care Patients

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of Pharmacogenetic Testing, and the attitudes towards the same in caregivers of complex care patients in Cincinnati, OH. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

1. With financial and access barriers removed, do caregivers of complex care patients agree to receive Pharmacogenetic testing for their children? 2. With financial and access barriers removed, what are some remaining barriers to implementation of pharmacogenetics testing? 3. What are the prevailing attitudes towards Pharmacogenetic testing in the complex care population?

Participants will be offered pharmacogenetic testing for their child free of charge, and will be asked to fill out a voluntary survey. Certain caregivers of complex care patients may be asked if they want to participate in a short semi-structured interview.

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Key information

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

About this study

Through this research, the investigators expect to have successfully provided pharmacogenetic testing to a large cohort of patients in Cincinnati Children's Complex Care Clinic, allowing for an improved understanding of how to provide pharmacogenetic testing in children with medical complexity (feasibility) and of caregiver attitudes about pharmacogenetic testing for their children (acceptability). The knowledge gained from this study will be used to inform future program implementations in children with medical complexity (CMC) populations. Successfully tested patients will also provide for future studies to measure the effectiveness of pharmacogenetic testing in this population, as well as prescriber behavior when provided pharmacogenetic testing results.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who score a 3 on the Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm
  • Patients whose primary care providers are those at the Cincinnati Children's Complex Care Clinic
  • Patients attending the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Complex Care Clinic for well child visit
  • Patients attending the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Complex Care Clinic for chronic care management visits
  • Legal Guardian is present at time of clinical visit

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients attending the Complex Care Clinic for acute illness.
  • Patients who have previously received Pharmacogenetic Testing.
  • Patients deemed ineligible for approach by the clinical team.
  • Patients who are wards of the state.

Treatment and study plan

Agree to Pharmacogenetic Testing

Other

Caregivers agree to receive pharmacogenetic testing for their child.

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Caregivers of Medically Complex Patients who accept the offer of Free Clinical Pharmacogenetic Testing

    Time frame: Day 1

    What portion of caregivers accept pharmacogenetic testing for their children when the barriers of access and financial burden are removed

Secondary outcomes

  1. Barriers to acceptance of Pharmacogenetic testing

    Time frame: 6 months

    Barriers will be elicited through semi-structured interviews on consenting caregivers. We will utilize thematic analysis to identify and assess potential remaining barriers other than cost and access that inhibit the feasibility of pharmacogenetic testing in patients with medical complexity

  2. Facilitators to acceptance of pharmacogenetic testing

    Time frame: 6 months

    Facilitators will be elicited through semi-structured interviews on consenting caregivers. We will utilize thematic analysis to identify and assess facilitators that enhance the feasibility of pharmacogenetic testing in patients with medical complexity

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Other

Registry information

Acronym: CAREPICC

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2028
First posted
Jul 11, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 24, 2025

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