AI assistant aims to cut diagnostic errors in older adults
NCT ID NCT07553559
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new AI tool called INTERLACE that helps doctors diagnose older adults during primary care visits. The AI uses a patient's medical history, vital signs, and symptoms to suggest possible diagnoses and tests. Researchers want to see if the tool is easy to use and helpful for patients, caregivers, and doctors. The study involves 40 participants and focuses on whether the tool can be smoothly added to a regular doctor visit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Artificial intelligence-based clinical decision support tool (INTERLACE)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a practical AI tool that helps doctors make faster and more accurate diagnoses for older adults, reducing harmful errors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early feasibility study with only 40 participants. The AI may not work well in real-world settings or could cause confusion. It is not yet proven to improve health outcomes.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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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65 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: Clinicians 1. Work in the University of Pennsylvania Health System 2. Work in a primary care setting (i.e., Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Family Medicine, and Penn Primary Care) 3. Actively treat adult patients who are 65 years old or older Patients 1. 65 years of age or older 2. Have an upcoming encounter with a participating primary care clinician 3. Indicate a new or worsening health concern that they wish to discuss at the upcoming encounter Caregivers 1. 18 years old or older 2. Accompanying the participating patient during the encounter with the AI CDSS 3. Identified by the patient as a caregiver Exclusion Criteria: An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Under the age of 18 years old 2. Unable to provide informed consent in the opinion of the investigator 3. Has a "Research Do Not Contact" status in the electronic health record
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadephia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States