Can AI help family doctors spot anxiety and depression before the visit?
NCT ID NCT07834684
First seen Sep 22, 2026 · Last updated Sep 23, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing an AI-powered clinical decision support system for primary care. Adult patients complete a self-report assessment before a routine visit, and the system turns their answers into a short Companion Brief for the treating clinician. A principal investigator reviews each brief before it reaches the doctor. The study measures whether the system can reliably produce and deliver these briefs, whether clinicians find them useful, and whether patients can complete the pre-visit survey.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an AI-powered clinical decision support system that generates a clinician-facing Companion Brief
- What this could lead to
- If it works, primary care doctors could get a quick, structured summary of a patient's anxiety and depression symptoms before a visit, which may help them start the right conversation sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-arm pilot with 100 patients and no comparison group, so it cannot prove the briefs improve diagnosis or outcomes. The system may produce briefs that clinicians find unhelpful, or patients may not complete the pre-visit survey.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
Adults aged 18 years or older presenting for a routine, non-urgent primary care visit at a participating independent primary care practice. Eligible patients complete a pre-visit electronic informed consent and self-report assessment (Survey 0.1) on a personal device prior to their scheduled visit.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Adult, aged 18 years or older at the time of consent. * Scheduled for a routine, non-urgent primary care visit at a participating practice. * Able to read and understand English at a level sufficient to complete the electronic informed consent and Survey 0.1 independently. * Has personal-device access to complete the survey (smartphone, tablet, or computer with internet). * Capable of providing informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English-speaking, defined as inability to read English at a level sufficient to complete electronic informed consent and the survey independently. * Visually impaired to a degree that prevents independent reading of an electronic consent form on a personal device, without specialized assistive technology beyond standard mobile-device accessibility features. * Unable to read for any reason (literacy, cognitive impairment, or other). * Presenting with an acute psychiatric emergency or in acute crisis at the time of the scheduled visit, as identified by clinic staff during routine check-in. * Patient is a known minor at the time of scheduling (under 18 years). * Patient or clinician declines participation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Morris Medical Office
COMPLETEDBrentwood, New York, 11717, United States
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WestDocs Concierge
RECRUITINGMount Kisco, New York, 10549, United States
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