Gene Therapy Communication: Use of a Needs Assessment to Drive Decision-AIDS for Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases (GENETX)

The following groups of stakeholders will be interviewed to assess the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases: (1) patients and families of children with rare genetic diseases who have received gene therapy (to assess their perspectives and understand their informational needs around participating in a clinical trial using gene therapy).

The following groups of stakeholders will be interviewed to assess the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases: (2) patients and families of children with rare genetic diseases who were offered but have decided against receiving gene therapy or who were never offered gene therapy or ultimately did not qualify for a trial (to elicit feedback and to evaluate whether their informational needs and communication expectations about participating in a clinical trial using gene therapy were met).

The following groups of stakeholders will be interviewed to assess the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases: (3) healthcare workers who provide care to patients receiving gene therapy (to assess their perspective regarding patient/family needs for gene therapy education and communication).

The following group of stakeholders will be interviewed to assess the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases: (4) parents/caregivers of children with a bone marrow failure condition, who has undergone gene therapy, OR parent/caregiver of a child who died after receiving gene therapy at least 6 months prior to enrollment, but no more than 24 months prior to enrollment OR patients age 8 and above who have undergone gene therapy (to assess their perspectives and understand their informational needs around participating in a clinical trial using gene therapy).

The following groups of stakeholders will be interviewed to assess the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases: (5) parent/caregiver of children (or patients 8 and above) with bone marrow failure conditions who were offered but have decided against receiving gene therapy or who were ultimately not eligible for a clinical trial (to elicit feedback and to evaluate whether their informational needs and communication expectations about participating in a clinical trial using gene therapy were met).

The following groups of stakeholders will be interviewed to assess the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases: (6) parent/caregiver of children (or patients 8 and above) with a bone marrow failure condition who were never offered gene therapy (to elicit feedback and to evaluate whether their informational needs and communication expectations about participating in a clinical trial using gene therapy)

The following groups of stakeholders will be interviewed to assess the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases: (7) health care workers who provide care to patients receiving gene therapy for bone marrow failure conditions (to assess their perspective regarding patient/family needs for gene therapy education and communication).