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AI could help spot dengue without expensive lab tests
NCT ID NCT07432061
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested whether machine learning could predict dengue and severe dengue using electronic health records from 1,000 patients in Thailand and Vietnam. The goal was to create a low-cost tool that works even when lab tests are unavailable. Researchers used vital signs and basic blood counts to train the AI, aiming to improve diagnosis in areas where dengue is common.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a low-cost AI tool that helps doctors in resource-limited areas quickly diagnose dengue and predict who might get severely ill.
- What could go wrong
- This was a retrospective data analysis, not a live trial. The models may not work as well in real-world clinics or in different regions, and missing data could limit accuracy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,000 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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
All anonymized medical records of inpatients and out-patients adults aged ≥18 years visiting the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Bangkok between January 1, 2016, and September 30, 2024, will be included in this study.
- 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: * Dengue-related ICD codes: A90-94, A910, A911, A919, A970-972, A979 * Non-dengue ICD codes: R78.81, A79.9, A27, B34.9, A49.9 Exclusion Criteria: * Medical records with significant missing values, as determined by the Principal Investigators (PIs) and co-investigators. * Records of patients diagnosed with mixed infections (causative agents ≥ 2)
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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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Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine
Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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