A Virtual Community Health Educator for Increasing Clinical Trial Referrals Among Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

Part of paid clinical trials in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Study ID
NCT07126496
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm
  • Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Internet-Based Intervention — OTHER
    Receive information via online text
  • Questionnaire Administration — OTHER
    Ancillary studies
  • Virtual Technology Intervention — OTHER
    Receive information via ALEX Research Portal and vCHE

Study Details

This clinical trial studies how well a virtual community health educator (vCHE) works in increasing clinical trial referrals for patients with cancer and their caregivers. Low enrollment of underrepresented and underserved populations in cancer clinical trials has led to disparities in intervention development and implementation. One approach to recruiting diverse populations to cancer clinical trials is community health educators. However, community health educator interventions are costly and difficult to implement. vCHEs are photo-realistic virtual agents that provide personalized guidance and support to users. They are designed to mimic real-life community health workers, offering culturally and linguistically tailored information to users. They can communicate in English or Spanish and are available in diverse genders and racial/ethnic backgrounds. vCHEs may be able to increase the enrollment of diverse participants into cancer clinical trials.

Key Dates

Start date
May 20, 2025
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2027
Completion
Aug 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
2,000 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Arm I (ALEX Research Portal, vCHE)
    Participants receive information about available cancer clinical trials via the ALEX Research Portal and vCHE over 20-30 minutes on study.
  • Active Comparator: Arm II (online text)
    Participants receive information about available cancer clinical trials via online text on study.

Primary Outcome Measure

Proportion of referrals to cancer clinical trials (CCTs) [ Time Frame: Up to 3 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Mayo Clinic in FloridaJacksonvilleFlorida32224-9980
ETCH Lab
[email protected]
904-953-5375
Clinical Trials Referral Office
[email protected]
855-776-0015
Janice L. Krieger, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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