AI vs. doctor: can a computer help diagnose you better?
NCT ID NCT07406919
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving doctors an artificial intelligence (AI) tool during telemedicine appointments helps them diagnose patients more accurately. About 180 primary care doctors in El Salvador will take part. Half will have the AI assistant turned on, and half will not, so researchers can compare the accuracy of their diagnoses.
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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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: * Must be a physician employed by the DoctorSV telemedicine program * Must provide written informed consent to participate in the study * Consultations must be for acute pathologies of the digestive, respiratory, or urinary systems, or acute ophthalmic infections manageable in primary care * Consultation must be the first medical contact (first visit) for the current acute episode * The condition must correspond to specific ICD-11 codes defined in the study protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Physicians who are inactive on the platform for more than 4 consecutive weeks * Physicians who transition to work modalities other than telemedicine or reduce their working hours to less than 20 hours per week * Physicians whose employment contract ends (resignation, dismissal, or contract completion) during the data collection period * Consultations classified by the physician as requiring immediate in-person attention * Consultations requiring referral to another level of care or specialty for definitive management * Consultations interrupted or incomplete due to connectivity or system failures * Consultations solely for administrative purposes (e.g., certificates, repeat prescriptions without clinical evaluation) * Consultations that are follow-up visits or controls for a previously evaluated episode
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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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Hospital Nacional El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador
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