AI vs. doctors: Who's better at predicting surgery risks?
NCT ID NCT02741986
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a computer system that uses patient data to predict complications after surgery. Doctors and the computer will each give risk scores for 200 patients, and researchers will compare which is more accurate. The goal is to see if technology can help improve surgical safety.
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 more accurate surgical risk predictions, helping doctors make better decisions before and after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 200 participants, so results may not apply to all hospitals or surgeries. The computer system may not outperform doctors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Oct 2016
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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
All surgeons and anesthesiologists in the adult inpatient operative practices at the single-center academic tertiary center will be enrolled. Physicians in obstetric and pediatric practices will be excluded.
- Ages
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18 to 100 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: Surgeons and anesthesiologists working in adult inpatient operative practices. Exclusion criteria: Surgeons and anesthesiologists working in obstetric and pediatric practices.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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UF Health
Gainesville, Florida, 32610-3003, United States
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UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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