AI judges Doctors' bedside manner in new study
NCT ID NCT07107880
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares an AI platform to human experts in evaluating how well anesthesiology trainees communicate when disclosing a medical error. About 45 residents and fellows will participate in a simulated conversation, and their communication skills will be scored by both the AI and trained human raters. The goal is to see if AI can reliably assess these skills, which could help scale up training and feedback.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant's must be 18 years of age or older * Graduate medical trainess such as residents and fellows at all levels of training excluding PGY1 trainees at Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Stanford University * Able to speak and understand English * Willing and able to provide consent to participate in research * Able to participate in Artificial Intelligence communication simulation Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaker * unable to provide consent to participate in research * individual with no access to the necessary technology (internet, computer/smart device) required for participating in the digital, voice-based interaction with the AI platform
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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