AI tool aims to speed up kawasaki disease diagnosis in kids
NCT ID NCT07291245
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a computer tool called Kawasaki MATCH that helps doctors decide if a child with fever has Kawasaki Disease. The tool uses patient age, lab results, and symptoms to give a risk score. Researchers want to see if using this tool leads to faster treatment. About 200 children with fever and possible Kawasaki symptoms will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Kawasaki MATCH clinical decision support tool
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help doctors diagnose Kawasaki Disease earlier, leading to faster treatment and potentially fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study (200 participants) testing a decision-support tool, not a treatment. The tool may not improve diagnosis times in real-world settings, and results may not apply to all hospitals.
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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 200 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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Oct 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.
- Ages
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30 days to 17 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: * Measured or subjective fever for \>= 3 calendar days * One measured fever \>= 38.0 C (home or in ED) * One or more clinical feature of Kawasaki Disease including: * Rash * Conjunctival injection * Oropharyngeal changes * Extremity changes (erythema, edema, desquamation) * Cervical adenopathy (\>=1.5cm) * Infants \< 6 months of age with \>= 7 days of fever eligible even if none of the above clinical features * Requires IV/phlebotomy for clinical evaluation Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital or Acquired Immune function * Genetic disorders * Current systemic steroid, immunosuppression, or chemotherapy treatment (not including inhaled steroids)
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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
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92071, United States
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