AI scribe trial aims to cure doctor burnout
NCT ID NCT07302906
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence (AI) scribe can reduce the time and effort doctors spend on medical notes during patient visits. The AI listens to the conversation and drafts a note, which the doctor then reviews. Researchers will compare this to the usual way of writing notes, looking at doctor burnout, workload, and patient satisfaction. About 300 patients and their doctors will take part in outpatient clinics in Brazil.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ambient AI scribe (Voa Health)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical way to reduce doctor burnout and improve patient-doctor communication in clinics.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on measuring effects, not a treatment. The AI may not reduce workload as hoped, or could introduce errors in documentation.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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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: Patients: 1. Adults (≥18 years) attended at the participating outpatient clinics of the Hospital de Clínicas - Federal University of Paraná during the study period. 2. Under the care of a physician participating in the trial. 3. Ability to understand Portuguese and provide informed consent for the audio recording of the consultation and completion of brief questionnaires. 4. Ability to complete post-consultation questionnaires during interview. Physicians: 1. Resident physicians working in the participating outpatient clinics. 2. Use of the hospital's electronic medical record in routine care practice. 3. Agreement to the audio recording of consultations and to the completion of brief questionnaires after each included encounter. Student Researchers: 1. Medical students or undergraduate health science students linked to the research project. 2. Trained in patient registration, collection of Informed Consent (ICF), and administration of questionnaires to the patient on the Infinity Research platform. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients under 18 years of age. 2. Emergency consultations, urgent care, or inpatient care. 3. Patients with significant cognitive impairment, acute distress, or clinical instability that, in the opinion of the treating physician, precludes providing consent or completing questionnaires, except when accompanied by a legal guardian capable of providing consent on their behalf. 4. Patients under legal guardianship or who, for any reason, cannot provide consent on their own, except when the guardian or legal representative is present and can provide informed consent. 5. Consultations where either the patient or the physician refuses audio recording or participation in the study. 6. Consultations where the AI system is unavailable or malfunctioning (applicable only for protocol adherence analyses).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Complexo Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR (CHC-UFPR)
RECRUITINGCuritiba, Paraná, 80060-900, Brazil
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