AI coach for doctors: can it improve bedside manner?
NCT ID NCT07222644
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study will test whether an artificial intelligence tool can give helpful feedback to medical residents about how they talk with patients. Sixty-four surgery residents will have their conversations with actors playing patients recorded and analyzed by a large language model. The AI will suggest ways to make their language clearer and more understandable. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and acceptable, not yet to prove it improves patient care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LLM-based feedback tool
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a practical way to train doctors to communicate more clearly with patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (64 people) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. The AI feedback may not actually improve real-world communication.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States