AI boosts doctor accuracy for rare skin diseases in new study
NCT ID NCT07428915
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an artificial intelligence (AI) tool could help doctors diagnose rare and tricky skin conditions like generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP). Fifteen doctors, including both general practitioners and dermatologists, looked at 100 skin images. They first gave their diagnosis without AI help, then saw the AI's suggestions and could change their answer. The goal was to see if the AI improved diagnostic accuracy, especially for rare diseases that are often missed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of board-certified healthcare professionals recruited from the clinical fields of general medicine and dermatology. The participant group includes: * Primary Care Practitioners: General practitioners who often serve as the first point of contact for patients with dermatological symptoms. * Specialist Dermatologists: Physicians with advanced expertise in skin pathologies and rare conditions. * Experience Level: The cohort includes practitioners with at least 5 years of clinical experience in their respective specialities. Participants were recruited to engage in a remote, web-based evaluation environment rather than being selected from a single physical hospital or town. The clinical images evaluated as part of the study "cases" were sourced from international public dermatology atlases and existing research databases from the sponsor, representing a diverse global patient population.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Board-certified general practitioners and dermatologists, regardless of their professional experience. * Good quality images of patients with GPP. * Good quality images of patients with HS. * Good quality images of patients with pathologies that can be confused with GPP or HS, leading to a wrong diagnosis. Exclusion Criteria: * Images of patients with pathologies different from GPP or HS that can be easily identified.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AI Labs Group S.L.
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
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