Can AI help create a lasting legacy for the seriously ill?
NCT ID NCT07009210
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-assisted program called 'Reflections: My Story' is practical and acceptable for adults with serious illness. The program helps patients create a personal legacy, guided by a trained clinician. Researchers will enroll 20 participants to see if they find the experience worthwhile and if it can be delivered smoothly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI Assisted Personalized Legacy Program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a meaningful way for people with serious illness to create a personal legacy, potentially easing emotional distress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 20 participants. It may not show clear benefits or be practical for broader use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Participant population: Adults with serious illness - defined as a health condition that carries a high risk of mortality Inclusion Criteria for patients: 1. Age ≥18 years 2. English fluency 3. Provide informed consent 4. Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance Exclusion Criteria: 1. Other psychological co-morbidities such as untreated schizophrenia, bipolar disease 2. Recent suicide attempt or psychiatric illness severe enough that hospitalization has been necessary in last 6 months 3. Active delirium 4. Advanced dementia 5. Participation in concurrent legacy offerings through the palliative care clinic
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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