Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) Avatar Study

March 23, 2026 updated by: Sharonne Hayes, Mayo Clinic

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) Avatar Study (Pilot)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patient satisfaction, comfort, and trust in interacting with an avatar compared with speaking to a human clinician during a pre clinical visit.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

150

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Sharonne N. Hayes, M.D.
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Eligible SCAD patients will be identified once they have a confirmed Mayo Clinic SCAD Clinic appointment

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients scheduled for a SCAD appointment at Mayo Clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not Applicable

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Video Avatar
Other: Video Avatar Interview
Patients will undergo a pre-visit interview with a Video Avatar (LLM powered digital interviewer presented with on-screen video)
Voice-Only Avatar
Other: Voice-Only Avatar Interview
Patients will undergo a pre-visit interview with a Voice-Only Avatar ( LLM-powered interviewer delivered without visuals)
Human Interview
Other: Human Interview
Patients will undergo a Human Interview conducted by trained Mayo personnel

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient Satisfaction
Time Frame: Baseline
Patient satisfaction with the AI avatar (Visual/Voice and Voice only) will be assessed using a structured questionnaire completed after the AI-conducted pre-interview. Responses will be measured on a numeric Likert scale, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction and comfort with the AI avatar interaction.
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sharonne Hayes, M.D, Mayo Clinic

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

May 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 23, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

March 27, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 27, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 25-014040

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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