AI vs. doctors: who diagnoses better?
NCT ID NCT07374926
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an AI tool (GPT-4o) helps doctors diagnose fictional patients. 249 physicians participated in a randomized trial. Researchers measured how accurate their diagnoses were with and without AI assistance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GPT-4o (a large language model AI)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that AI tools help doctors make more accurate diagnoses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study using fictional cases, not real patients. Real-world results may differ, and AI may not always be reliable.
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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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249 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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: * Registered medical physicians * Training in internal or family medicine 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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Aga Khan University Hospital
Nairobi, Kenya
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Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Universitas Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia
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