AI could shorten the long road to a rare disease diagnosis
NCT ID NCT07650799
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a special AI system can help doctors diagnose rare diseases more accurately and efficiently. About 1,000 people with suspected rare or hard-to-diagnose conditions will take part. Before seeing the doctor, the AI will gather the patient's medical history and suggest possible diagnoses for the physician to review. The goal is to see if this AI assistance improves diagnostic quality and reduces the time and cost of finding the right diagnosis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI diagnostic system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors identify rare diseases faster and more accurately, reducing the long diagnostic journey many patients face.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single trial testing an AI system in a specific setting; results may not apply broadly, and the AI may not outperform standard care or may miss diagnoses.
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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 1,056 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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0 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.
Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Any age. Legal guardian co-signs consent for minors or individuals lacking legal capacity. * Diagnostically unresolved or suspected rare disease, with at least one prior complete clinical evaluation at a secondary-level or higher institution yielding no confirmed explanatory diagnosis. * First presentation to the enrolling institution for the current condition, with no prior records in the institutional HIS or outpatient system. * No prior genetic testing related to the current condition; no results or reports available. * Written informed consent provided voluntarily by patient or legal guardian, with commitment and ability to complete structured follow-up. Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Confirmed diagnosis (clinical, pathological, or molecular) explaining the primary symptoms. * Emergency presentation, critical illness, or any condition incompatible with trial participation. * Neither patient nor legally authorised proxy able to complete follow-up. * Concurrent enrollment in another interventional study with diagnostic accuracy or genetic testing yield as a primary endpoint. * Prior use of another AI system has already yielded a confirmed diagnosis for the current condition. Physician Inclusion Criteria * Licensed physician in internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, general medicine, rare disease, or a related specialty. * ≥2 years of clinical practice; competent to manage rare disease patients; stratified into junior or senior tier. * Voluntary participation with written informed consent. Physician Exclusion Criteria * No longer in clinical practice, or unable to fulfill required outpatient duties during the study period. * Unwilling to provide informed consent or to permit protocol-required collection of consultation and questionnaire data. * Currently enrolled in another AI-assisted clinical workflow, or expected to be unable to comply with the procedures.
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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.
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
13 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Cangzhou Central Hospital
Cangzhou, China
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Changchun Sacred Heart Hospital
Changchun, China
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Dongguan People's Hospital
Dongguan, China
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First People's Hospital of Foshan
Foshan, China
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Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital
Guiyang, China
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Jilin Central General Hospital
Jilin City, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, China
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Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital
Xining, China
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The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province
Kunming, China
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Tianjin Children's Hospital
Tianjin, China
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Tianshui 407 Hospital
Tianshui, China
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Wuhai People's Hospital
Wuhai, China
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Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital of Fujian Province
Zhangzhou, China
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