AI vs. pediatricians: who makes the call?
NCT ID NCT07179861
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested how well AI tools perform on pediatric case scenarios and whether showing AI suggestions can improve doctors' answers. About 30 pediatric specialists answered medical cases, with some receiving AI recommendations before finalizing their decisions. The goal is to understand if AI can safely support clinical decision-making in pediatrics.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI suggestions from five large language models
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward safe ways to use AI alongside pediatricians to improve diagnostic accuracy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-hospital study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. AI suggestions might not improve—or could even worsen—doctor performance.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
Board-certified/eligible general pediatrics specialists recruited from SBÜ Sultangazi Haseki Training and Research Hospital network.
- Ages
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28 to 40 years
- 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: * Board-certified or board-eligible pediatric specialist (general pediatrics) (in the first 10 years of expertise) * Actively practicing at the participating institution/network at the time of enrollment. * Able and willing to complete all vignette items individually in a single session and to follow study instructions for the assigned cohort (direct answers or confidence rating + viewing anonymized AI suggestions). * Fluent in Turkish and able to use a computer interface. * Provides written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Pediatric subspecialist practice as primary role (e.g., cardiology, infectious diseases, neurology, neonatology, etc.), to maintain a homogeneous general pediatrics cohort. * Prior access to or participation in creating the study vignettes, answer keys, or scoring rubrics; direct involvement with the study team. * Inability to complete the session without external help or use of non-protocol resources (internet/AI tools) during answering (outside of anonymized AI suggestions shown by the system in Group 2). * Failure to complete ≥90% of items or major protocol deviation (e.g., discussion with others during the task). * Any condition judged by investigators to interfere with valid participation (e.g., severe time constraints, inability to provide consent).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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SBÜ Sultangazi Haseki Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Sultangazi, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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