Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Code:

NCT03107533

Conditions

Scoliosis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Video recording of clinical visit

Study Details

Brief summary:

Analysis of video encounters between providers, patients, and families will be used to develop a shared decision making tool for patients deciding between surgery and observation for scoliosis treatment.

Conditions

Scoliosis

Study ID

NCT03107533

Start date

Mar 30, 2017

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Mar, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Scoliosis curve >40 degrees, < 65 degrees
  • Risser score > 2
  • Age > 13 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Risser score of 0 or 1
  • Non-ambulatory scoliosis patients
  • Ages 12 year and under

Study Design

Enrollment

25 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Video recording of clinical visit

Investigators will enroll patients from the Department of Orthopedic Surgery for enrollment. The shared decision group will provide staff for data analysis.

Interventions

Video recording of clinical visit

For patients and parents that are considering scoliosis surgery, a video recording of the encounter will be obtained during their routine clinical visit to discuss surgery/options.

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of patients who understand disease treatment as determined by analysis of video recording [ Time Frame: Baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Angela M Severson

(507) 538-3560severson.angela2@mayo.edu

Locations

Mayo Clinic

Recruiting

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Contacts

Vickie Treder

(507) 538-3561

Principal Investigator:

Noelle A. Larson, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Last update posted

Apr 23, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mayo Clinic on 2026-04-23.