AI robot teaches patients about clinical trials – will it boost participation?
NCT ID NCT07305337
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-powered chatbot can help people with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma better understand clinical trials and feel more willing to join them. Researchers will compare patients who get standard education plus AI chatbot sessions to those who only get standard education. The goal is to see if AI can improve trial literacy and decision-making.
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 Health Education (AI chatbot)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI chatbots are a useful tool to help patients learn about clinical trials and make informed decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on education, not treatment. It may not prove that AI education actually increases trial enrollment or works in other settings.
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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 196 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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18 to 90 years
- 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 (1) Aged ≥18 years with clear consciousness; (2) Diagnosed with haematological malignancy meeting clinical treatment criteria (WHO criteria); (3) Capable of understanding health education content and possessing basic communication skills; (4) Willing to participate in this study and sign an informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria (1) Patients with concomitant cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, or other conditions severely affecting comprehension; (2) Anticipated hospital stay of less than 3 days, rendering completion of the intervention unfeasible; (3) End-of-life palliative care; (4) Previous participation in other clinical trial education programmes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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