Understanding the impact of genomic secondary findings on clinical care and patient experience: a protocol for a prospective observational study
This study is approved by the Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO) Research Ethics Review System (REB# CTO 3655). We plan to present our results to academic, patient, clinician and decision-maker audiences through articles and presentations at provincial, national and international meetings.
Authors
- Lauren Chad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0468-6663)
- Anita Villani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3283-2197)
- Lynette Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7655-987X)
- Dimitri J. Stavropoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5498-2108)
- Olga Jarinova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6148-2240)
- Stephanie Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1057-1013)
- Martin J. Somerville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7792-7176)
- KM Boycott
- Julie Richer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3510-0697)
- Laura Zahavich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5337-6349)
- Robin Z. Hayeems (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-8004)
- Anna Szuto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9140-6193)
- Mark Tarnopolsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-3746)
- Lauren Badalato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5350-055X)
- Viji Venkataramanan
- Michael P. Mackley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-0905)
- Katharine Fooks
- Virginie Beauséjour Ladouceur
- Daniel Assamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8124-3247)
- Meredith Gillespie
- Joyce Yan
- A. G. Hansen
- Lijia Huang
- Vercancy Wu
- Caitlin Chisholm
- Roberto Mendoza-Londono
- Erin Hsue
- Sarah Sawyer
- Salma Shickh
- Whiwon Lee
- Tugce B Balci
- Wendy J Ungar
- Christian R. Marshall
- Chantal F Morel
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- Institute for Work & Health (CA)
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115821
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00