AI model aims to predict cancer Patients' emergency room visits
NCT ID NCT07601802
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a machine learning model that uses electronic health records to predict which cancer patients receiving infusion therapy are at risk of needing emergency care or hospitalization within 30 days. Researchers analyzed data from over 4,700 patients at UCSF. The goal is to help doctors provide extra support to high-risk patients and prevent unplanned hospital visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this model could help doctors identify cancer patients at high risk of needing emergency care, allowing earlier supportive interventions to prevent hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study using existing medical records, not a treatment trial. The model may not work as well in other hospitals or patient groups, and it does not directly improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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4,740 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2017
- Finished
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Mar 2024
- 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
Adult patients receiving care for cancer
- 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: * Patients 18 years or older diagnosed with cancer who receive care at UCSF and/or one of the UCSF affiliate locations. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under the age of 18. * Patients receiving care as part of a clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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