Virtual community health educator to boost referrals to cancer clinical programs for patients and caregivers
Official title: Precision Clinical Trial Recruitment to Promote Cancer Health Equity Across Florida (Aims 2 & 3)
Run by Mayo Clinic · NCT07126496 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study tests whether a photo-realistic virtual community health educator can help cancer patients and their caregivers get more referrals to cancer clinical programs.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 2000 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Mayo Clinic Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Jacksonville, Florida) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | May 20, 2025 |
| Main results expected | August 31, 2027 |
| Study ends | August 31, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | August 11, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07126496 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are adults (18+) who have ever been diagnosed with cancer or are actively involved as care partners for an adult cancer patient and can understand English or Spanish.
✕Probably not a fit
People who have participated in a cancer clinical trial within the last three years are excluded and would not receive benefit from this intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This interventional study delivers a photo-realistic virtual community health educator (vCHE) that provides personalized, culturally and linguistically tailored information to users. The vCHE interfaces are available in English and Spanish and represent diverse genders and racial/ethnic backgrounds. Adult cancer patients and their care partners interact with the internet-based vCHE and complete questionnaires while the study tracks referrals to clinical programs and subsequent enrollment. Mayo Clinic in Florida leads the effort with support from the National Cancer Institute and excludes people who have participated in a cancer clinical trial within the past three years.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the vCHE could increase and diversify referrals to cancer clinical programs while lowering the cost and logistical burden compared with in-person community health worker outreach.
How similar studies have gone: In-person community health educator programs have improved recruitment of underrepresented groups, but using photo-realistic virtual agents for this purpose is relatively novel and not widely tested.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer * 18 years or older * Must have received a cancer diagnosis at any point in your life * Able to understand English or Spanish * Care Partners * Must be a care partner (also known as caregiver, carer, supporter, helper, aide, assistant, companion, attendant, advocate, or family caregiver) of an adult who has received a cancer diagnosis * Must be actively involved in the decision-making process OR care of a person diagnosed with cancer * Must be 18 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported: people who are currently or have been in a cancer clinical trial within the last 3 years
Where it's running
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Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Janice L. Krieger, PhD — Mayo Clinic
- Study coordinator: Enhancing Technology & Communication in Healthcare (ETCH) Lab
- Email: ETCH@mayo.edu
- Phone: 904-953-5375
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.