Can an AI helper match a Doctor's kidney transplant Check-Up?
NCT ID NCT07842289
First seen Sep 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 25, 2026
Summary
Kidney transplant recipients need lifelong check-ups to keep their new kidney working, and clinics are getting busier. This trial tests whether a follow-up visit led by a health professional using an AI assistant is as good as a usual doctor visit. Researchers will randomly assign 140 adults with a working transplant to either an AI-assisted visit or a standard visit, then compare visit quality, patient satisfaction, time spent, and safety. The AI cannot order tests, change medicines, or make diagnoses on its own; a clinician reviews and approves everything.
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 assistant that supports clinicians during kidney transplant follow-up visits
- What this could lead to
- If it works, AI support could help clinics run consistent, thorough follow-up visits and free up clinician time for patients who need it most.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-visit study of 140 people, so it cannot show long-term effects on transplant health. AI suggestions might miss important details or slow visits down, and results may not apply to other clinics or languages.
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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 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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 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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Have a working kidney transplant * Received the kidney transplant at least 6 months ago * Able to take part in a routine follow-up visit on their own * Able to understand the study and give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Have a sudden or serious illness that needs urgent care * Have a thinking or sensory problem that means they need another person's help during the visit * Cannot communicate in Portuguese, the language used in the study * Are taking part in another study that would conflict with this one
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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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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UPECLIN
Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-686, Brazil
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