Doctor's digital nudge: could a computer prompt boost liver cancer detection?
NCT ID NCT06624189
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an automatic reminder in the electronic health record can increase the number of cirrhosis patients who get screened for liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). The reminder prompts doctors to order a liver ultrasound when they see a patient with cirrhosis. The trial will enroll 1,300 participants and measure how often the ultrasound is ordered and completed, and how many cancers are found.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- automated reminder system for doctors
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple way to increase liver cancer screening rates in people with cirrhosis, potentially catching cancers earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on process, not a direct treatment. The reminder may not change doctor behavior or improve health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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.
Who is studied
Patients presenting with a cirrhosis diagnosis, and at the date of their appointment had been 6 months or more after their most recent imaging.
- 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: * cirrhosis diagnosis, * 6 months or more after since most recent imaging. Exclusion Criteria: * previous liver transplant, * HCC diagnosis, * receiving hospice care, * completed external imaging in the past 6 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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