Can AI chatbots replace doctor questionnaires for chronic pain patients?
NCT ID NCT07336537
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether conversational AI software can effectively collect health information from people with chronic pain. Participants will chat with a digital tool that asks about their physical symptoms, emotions, and social life. The goal is to see if patients find this approach acceptable, easy to use, and practical for real-world settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital Biopsychosocial Conversational Data Collection Software (AI-powered chatbot)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that conversational AI is a practical way to gather detailed health information from chronic pain patients, potentially improving how their condition is understood and managed.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage feasibility study (100 participants) with no control group. It only measures how acceptable and usable the software is, not whether it improves health outcomes. Technical glitches or patient discomfort with AI conversations could limit its usefulness.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Diagnosis of chronic pain (pain lasting 3 months or longer) * Able to read and understand English * Able to provide informed consent * Willing and able to complete study procedures either at home or at the MIT.nano Immersion Lab * Access to necessary technology for home-based participation (if assigned to home-based group), or ability to travel to the MIT.nano Immersion Lab (if assigned to laboratory-based group) * Cognitively able to interact with digital data collection software and provide feedback Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Unable to provide informed consent * Non-English speaking * Acute pain only (pain lasting less than 3 months) * Cognitive impairment that would prevent meaningful interaction with data collection software or ability to provide valid feedback * Unable or unwilling to complete study procedures in assigned setting (home or laboratory) * Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make participation unsafe or interfere with the participant's ability to complete study procedures
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Conditions
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How to take part
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AugMend Health at MIT.nano Immersion Lab
RECRUITINGCambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States
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