Video analysis aims to improve scoliosis treatment choices
NCT ID NCT03107533
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study records conversations between doctors, patients, and families to understand how decisions are made about scoliosis treatment. Researchers will use these videos to create a tool that helps patients choose between surgery or simply watching the curve. The study includes 25 people aged 13 and older with a moderate scoliosis curve.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2017
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
Who is studied
Children and adults
- Ages
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13 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.
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
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Conditions
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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