Scoliosis Shared Decision Making Study

This study is looking at how doctors, patients, and families talk about scoliosis surgery. We want to understand how well patients understand their treatment options after these discussions. To do this, we'll record routine clinic visits where surgery and other options are discussed. We're looking for people aged 13 and older who have scoliosis with a curve between 40 and 65 degrees and a Risser score (a measure of bone maturity) greater than 2. The goal is to use these recordings to create a tool that helps patients and families make decisions about scoliosis treatment. This study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design
This is an observational study, meaning researchers will watch and record interactions without giving new treatments. It plans to include 25 participants.
What's involved
If you join, your routine clinic visit where scoliosis surgery options are discussed will be video recorded. Researchers will then follow your medical records for 2 years.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your electronic medical records will be followed for 2 years after you decide on a treatment option.

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NCT03107533

Scoliosis Shared Decision Making

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 13+Observational
Mayo Clinic
~25 participants
Updated 2026-04-23 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Video recording of clinical visit

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Number of patients who understand disease treatment as determined by analysis of video recording
Measured over Baseline
Scoliosis

NCT03107533

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesotastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Noelle Larson, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Mayo Clinic

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

Exclusion

Risser score of 0 or 1
Non-ambulatory scoliosis patients
Ages 12 year and under
  • Number of patients who understand disease treatment as determined by analysis of video recordingBaseline

    Video will be recorded then be sent to the shared decision making group at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota to run analysis of the data (Shared Decision Making National Resource Center, Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic).