AI alert system aims to slash deadly hospital blood clots
NCT ID NCT06939803
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Hospital-acquired blood clots are a leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. This study tests an AI tool called VTE-AI that automatically identifies patients at high risk for clots and alerts doctors if prevention hasn't been ordered. Over 2,200 patients across four hospitals will be randomly assigned to either the AI tool or the standard manual risk assessment. The goal is to see if the AI approach reduces the number of blood clots that develop during hospital stays.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-driven clinical decision support tool (VTE-AI)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help hospitals prevent dangerous blood clots in patients, reducing deaths and long-term complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single health system study; results may not apply elsewhere. The AI might generate too many alerts, causing alert fatigue, or fail to reduce clots significantly.
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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 2,236 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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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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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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: * Inpatient admission to Vanderbilt Adult Hospital, Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton Hospital, Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital, or Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States