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N/A N=105 Health Services Research

Enabling Personalized Medicine Through Exome Sequencing in the U.S. Air Force

Healthy Adults · Genetic Predisposition to Disease

Enrolled (actual)
105
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Active-duty Airmen's Perceptions About Military Use of Genomic Information to Make Career Decisions — 2.62; 2.66 score on a scale

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Whole exome sequencing (Genetic)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Primary completion
Jun 2019

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Active-duty Airmen's Perceptions About Military Use of Genomic Information to Make Career Decisions
2.62; 2.66
PRIMARY
Genomic Sequencing Findings
11; 64; 65; 10; 37; 38
PRIMARY
Active-duty Airmen Reported Health Care Utilization Related to Study Results
9; 7; 5; 5; 1; 56
PRIMARY
Military Healthcare Providers' Genomic Literacy
9.92; 11.50; 10.75
SECONDARY
Active-duty Airmen Attitudes and Perceived Utility Toward Genomic Sequencing
14.31; 14.10; 7.76; 7.30
SECONDARY
Active-duty Airmen's Health Perceptions
3.95; 3.86
SECONDARY
Military Healthcare Providers' Confidence With Genomic Data
7.25; 13.00; 12.33

Summary

The MilSeq Project is a nonrandomized, prospective pilot study of whole exome sequencing (WES) in the U.S. Air Force. The purpose of this study is to explore the implementation of WES into clinical medical care in the military health system.

Eligibility Criteria

Patient-Participant Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years or older
  • An active Air Force Airman
  • Fluent in English
  • Seen or eligible to be seen by a provider at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland Air Force Base

Healthcare Provider-Participant Inclusion Criterion

  • An active or Department of Defense civilian Primary Care, Internal Medicine, or Family Practice Healthcare Provider (Physician, Physician Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner) or resident practicing at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at JBSA Lackland Air Force Base

Patient-Participant Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those who do not meet the above inclusion criteria
  • Those with clinically concerning scores on anxiety and distress scales in baseline survey
  • Trainees (basic military training or tech school)
  • Airmen with an active change of duty station order or deployment order and expected to leave San Antonio in 6 months or less
  • Airmen expected to be discharged from the Air Force in 6 months or less

Healthcare Provider-Participant Exclusion Criteria:

  • Providers who do not meet the above inclusion criteria
  • Providers with an active change of duty station order or deployment order and expected to leave San Antonio in 6 months or less
  • Providers expected to be discharged from the Air Force in 6 months or less
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03276637). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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