AI assistant boosts rheumatology diagnoses in new study
NCT ID NCT07166692
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an AI tool called Prof. Valmed helps doctors better identify rheumatic diseases. 82 licensed physicians were split into two groups: one used the AI, the other used standard methods. Researchers then compared how often each group correctly matched the actual diagnosis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Prof. Valmed (AI decision support system)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI helps doctors make faster, more accurate diagnoses for rheumatic diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 82 physicians. The AI may not work as well in real-world clinics or for all types of patients.
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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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82 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Participants must be licensed physicians. * Training in rheumatology, internal medicine, emergency medicine, family medicine, dermatology or orthopedics. Exclusion Criteria: * Not currently practicing clinically.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg
Marburg, 35043, Germany
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