AI translates doctor speak for cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07519811
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using artificial intelligence (AI) to rewrite medical discharge letters into plain language helps cancer patients better understand their diagnosis, treatment, and next steps. About 150 adults with blood cancer or other cancers will be randomly assigned to receive either the standard letter or both the standard and an AI-simplified version. After reading, they fill out a questionnaire to measure how well they understood the information.
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Study facts
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- 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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Inpatient of the Department of Medicine III (Hematology/Oncology) at TUM University Hospital (Klinikum rechts der Isar), Munich, Germany * Receipt of a discharge letter including the sections Current Status, Medical History, Epicrisis, and Further Management as part of routine clinical care * Capacity to provide informed consent * Written informed consent following the consent procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment precluding independent assessment of comprehension (e.g., dementia, severe encephalopathy) * Participation in another study with potential influence on the study endpoints * Lack of capacity to provide informed consent * Refusal to participate in the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Technical University Munich
RECRUITINGMunich, Bavaria, 81675, Germany
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