AI and surgeons team up to improve breast reconstruction consultations
NCT ID NCT06981208
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores whether using ChatGPT to create personalized educational materials helps patients better understand their breast reconstruction options before surgery. Participants scheduled for a breast reconstruction consultation are randomly assigned to receive either ChatGPT-generated education or the usual information from their surgeon. After their consultation, both patients and surgeons fill out surveys to measure understanding, satisfaction, and the usefulness of the AI-generated materials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ChatGPT-generated patient education
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more effective way to prepare patients for breast reconstruction consultations, improving understanding and satisfaction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on patient perception, not clinical outcomes. The ChatGPT materials may not improve understanding or satisfaction over standard education.
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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 410 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Patient Eligibility Criteria: * Scheduled for initial preoperative breast reconstruction consultation following therapeutic or prophylactic mastectomy with a surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine. * At least 18 years of age. * Can speak and understand English. Surgeon Eligibility Criteria: * Routinely performs breast reconstruction surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. * At least 18 years of age. * Can speak and understand English. * Surgeon must not be a resident or fellow at time of enrollment.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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