AI tool aims to unmask genetic diseases in kids faster
NCT ID NCT06744543
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a computer program called SIGHT that uses information already in a child's medical records to predict if they might have an undiagnosed genetic disease. Researchers will randomly assign 1,000 children visiting their pediatrician to either have their doctor receive a SIGHT alert or not. The goal is to see if the tool helps doctors order genetic tests sooner and find more diagnoses.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SIGHT prediction model (software tool)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help doctors spot children with hidden genetic diseases earlier, leading to faster diagnosis and better care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study testing a prediction model, not a treatment. The tool may not work as expected or may not be adopted widely.
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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 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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1 year to 20 years
- 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: * All patients \> 1 year old, \< 20 years of age with a scheduled visit to the VUMC pediatric primary care. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have been programmatically excluded due to having already received a chromosomal microarray at VUMC and patients \> 20 years of age or \< 1 year of age.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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