AI rewrites ultrasound reports in plain english – patients understand more
NCT ID NCT07647536
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using artificial intelligence to simplify ultrasound reports helps patients or their guardians better understand the results. Over 660 participants were shown either a standard medical report or an AI-generated plain-language version reviewed by experts. The goal was to see if the simplified version improved comprehension and reading ease without changing any medical care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-simplified ultrasound report
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to wider use of AI to make medical reports easier for patients to understand.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single study with 660 participants, and the simplified report does not change medical care. Results may not apply to all hospitals or report types.
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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 660 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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 to 90 years
- 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: * Patients receiving an ultrasound report at a participating center. Adult participants able to provide written informed consent. For participants younger than 18 years, a legal guardian able to provide written informed consent, read the assigned report, and complete the questionnaire. Participants or legal guardians able to read one assigned report presentation format and complete the study questionnaire immediately after reading. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal or inability to provide written informed consent by the adult participant or legal guardian. Inability of the participant or legal guardian to read the assigned report presentation format or complete the questionnaire. Incomplete evaluation, including missing responses to any of the nine rating items or the reading-time item. Missing key study information required for analysis, including participating center or assigned report presentation format.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sichuan cancer hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China