AI coach gives docs Real-Time sepsis report cards
NCT ID NCT07581340
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Sepsis is a life-threatening infection response that requires fast, coordinated care. This study tested whether an AI system could give emergency doctors near-instant feedback on how well they followed sepsis treatment guidelines. Sixty-six physicians were split into two groups: one received AI-generated feedback after each patient's discharge, while the other got standard delayed reviews. The goal was to see if faster feedback improved adherence to quality measures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-powered automated feedback on sepsis care performance
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help hospitals provide faster, more detailed feedback to doctors, potentially improving sepsis care quality.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on measuring provider performance, not patient outcomes. The AI feedback may not translate to better survival rates or work in other hospital 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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66 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Dec 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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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: * Adult patients (≥18 years) evaluated in the emergency department Clinical diagnosis of severe sepsis or septic shock during the emergency department encounter Cases meeting Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services (CMS) SEP-1 inclusion criteria Patient encounter managed by an attending emergency physician participating in the study Sepsis "time zero" occurring during the emergency department visit Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not meet CMS SEP-1 criteria for severe sepsis or septic shock Sepsis onset occurring prior to emergency department arrival or after hospital admission Encounters without sufficient clinical documentation to assess SEP-1 compliance Patients transferred from another facility with ongoing sepsis care already initiated Cases in which the attending physician of record is not assigned to a study arm
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UC San Diego Health
San Diego, California, 92103-1911, United States
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