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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2,000
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Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGProportion of referrals to cancer clinical trials (CCTs)
Assessed by the number of referrals (patient self-referral or care partner referral) to an open cancer clinical trial (CCT).
Time frame: Up to 3 months
Number of patient referrals sent by a healthcare provider by using the ALEX portal
Assessed by the number of referral sent by providers on a patient's behalf to a study coordinator for screening.
Time frame: Up to 3 months
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