AI doctor in the ICU: can ChatGPT-5 save lives?
NCT ID NCT07293078
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an AI model (ChatGPT-5) can help doctors make better decisions for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). About 1000 adults admitted to the ICU will be randomly assigned to standard care or care where the AI provides diagnostic and treatment suggestions. The goal is to see if the AI reduces medical errors and improves outcomes like survival and hospital stay length.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ChatGPT-5 (a large language model used for decision support)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI helps reduce medical errors in the ICU, potentially leading to safer care for critically ill patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with 1000 patients, so results may not apply broadly. The AI's recommendations might not always be accurate or helpful, and there is a risk of over-reliance on technology.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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 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: 1. Adult patients (≥ 18 years) admitted to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) at participating hospitals. 2. Direct admissions from the emergency department or transfers from medical wards to the MICU. 3. Critically ill patients meeting local ICU admission criteria. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Transfers to the MICU from outside hospitals, operating room, or post-anesthesia care unit. 2. Age \< 18 years. 3. Incomplete or missing essential clinical information at admission (e.g., key labs or documentation not yet available). 4. Primary surgical or cardiac (e.g., STEMI) patients. 5. Pregnant or postpartum women. 6. Prisoners.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Framingham Union Hospital/MetroWest Medical Center
Framingham, Massachusetts, 01702, United States
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