# Dartmouth randomised vignette trial on multi-cancer test information

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## TL;DR

A randomised study of how the amount of information people get about multi-cancer blood tests changes their decisions.

## Summary

Dartmouth randomised vignette trial on multi-cancer test information (NCT07793539) is a randomised interventional study sponsored by Trustees of Dartmouth College with National Cancer Institute (NCI). Its primary outcome is decisional conflict; it is funded by a National Cancer Institute R01 grant.

The registry record, read on 29 October 2026, gives its status as not yet recruiting, with an estimated 3,000 participants, a planned start in September 2027 and primary completion expected in July 2028.

## Fields

- Kind: Trial
- Status: planned
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Registry id: NCT07793539
- Phase: not-applicable
- Setting: Adults randomised to high- or low-detail information on test performance, diagnostic work-up and cost of multi-cancer early detection tests
- Sponsor: Trustees of Dartmouth College with National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Enrolled: 3000

## Sources

- ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07793539: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07793539

## Connected records

- ideas: [A mandatory decision aid before any multi-cancer blood test](https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-prev-mced-pretest-decision-aid/)
- fronts: [Early Detection & Screening](https://onco.cc/fronts/early-detection/)
- technologies: [Liquid biopsy (ctDNA)](https://onco.cc/technologies/liquid-biopsy/), [Multi-cancer early detection (MCED)](https://onco.cc/technologies/mced/)
- institutions: [National Cancer Institute (NIH)](https://onco.cc/institutions/nci/)

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