AI-assisted Rare Disease Diagnosis
A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial of LLM-Assisted Diagnostic Support in Patients With Suspected Rare or Diagnostically Unresolved Disease
調査の概要
詳細な説明
Rare disease patients commonly experience prolonged diagnostic odysseys rooted in limited rare disease recognition, phenotypic heterogeneity, and dispersed diagnostic clues. Diagnostic decision-support large language models may improve first-visit consultations by integrating prior records, generating structured analyses, and proposing candidate diagnoses, thereby shortening diagnostic pathways and improving appropriate genetic testing referral.
Participating physicians will provide care under both AI-assisted and standard diagnostic workflows. Eligible patients will be individually randomised to receive either AI-assisted diagnostic support or standard clinical practice.
In the intervention arm, physicians will have diagnostic support from AI when seeing patients. In the control arm, patients are seen under standard hospital workflow without any generative AI tools. Outcomes adjudicated by an independent Expert Committee blinded to arm assignment; adjudicators access no AI-generated materials.
A prospective within-trial economic evaluation will be conducted alongside the randomized trial. Healthcare resource use and costs associated with the diagnostic pathway will be collected.
研究の種類
入学 (推定)
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究連絡先
- 名前:Shuyang Zhang, MD, PhD
- 電話番号:+86-13911667211
- メール:shuyangzhang103@163.com
研究場所
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Beijing、中国
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
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コンタクト:
- Shuyang Zhang
- 電話番号:+86-13911667211
- メール:shuyangzhang103@163.com
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Cangzhou、中国
- Cangzhou Central Hospital
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コンタクト:
- Yong Li
- 電話番号:+86-0317-2075013
- メール:czszxyyirb@163.com
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Changchun、中国
- Changchun Sacred Heart Hospital
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Dongguan、中国
- Dongguan People's Hospital
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Foshan、中国
- First People's Hospital of Foshan
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Guiyang、中国
- Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital
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Jilin City、中国
- Jilin Central General Hospital
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Kunming、中国
- The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province
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Tianjin、中国
- Tianjin Children's Hospital
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Tianshui、中国
- Tianshui 407 Hospital
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コンタクト:
- Rong Sun
- 電話番号:+86-0938-8229999
- メール:ts407yy@sina.com
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Wuhai、中国
- Wuhai People's Hospital
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Xining、中国
- Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital
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Zhangzhou、中国
- Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital of Fujian Province
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
- 子
- 大人
- 高齢者
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
説明
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.
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか?
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的:診断
- 割り当て:ランダム化
- 介入モデル:並列代入
- マスキング:独身
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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実験的:AI system
AI system will be used to provide diagnostic support during the encounter in addition to conventional clinical workflow.
Use of other generative AI tools is prohibited.
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The study AI system will be used to provide diagnostic support during the clinical encounter, including structuring relevant clinical information, generating a clinical analysis, and suggesting candidate diagnoses for review by the treating physician.
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介入なし:Standard of care
The physician conducts the encounter per standard hospital workflow using conventional clinical resources only.
Use of any generative AI tool is prohibited.
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この研究は何を測定していますか?
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Overall Correct Diagnostic Yield
時間枠:From the first visit to final reference diagnosis adjudication, an average of 8 weeks.
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The proportion of all randomised patients whose clinical diagnosis by the end of follow-up is concordant with the blinded-adjudicated final reference diagnosis determined by an independent committee.
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From the first visit to final reference diagnosis adjudication, an average of 8 weeks.
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二次結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Physician-Reported Experience
時間枠:Assessed at each consultation (day 1), within 1 day.
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Physicians will assess their experience of the diagnostic workflow.
Responses will be recorded using a standardized rating scale (range 1-5, where higher scores indicate more positive experience).
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Assessed at each consultation (day 1), within 1 day.
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Patient-Reported Experience
時間枠:Assessed at each consultation (day 1), within 1 day.
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Patients will assess their experience of the diagnostic workflow.
Responses will be recorded using a standardized rating scale (range 1-5, where higher scores indicate more positive experience).
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Assessed at each consultation (day 1), within 1 day.
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Appropriate Genetic Testing Recommendation Rate
時間枠:From the initial consultation to genetic testing indication adjudication, approximately 8 weeks
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The proportion of randomized patients for whom physician-recommended genetic testing is concordant with the indication determined by an independent genetics adjudication committee.
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From the initial consultation to genetic testing indication adjudication, approximately 8 weeks
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Candidate Diagnostic Accuracy
時間枠:From the first visit to final reference diagnosis adjudication, an average of 8 weeks.
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The agreement between physician-provided candidate diagnoses in the the initial consultation and the independently adjudicated reference diagnosis.
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From the first visit to final reference diagnosis adjudication, an average of 8 weeks.
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Molecular Diagnostic Yield
時間枠:From the first visit to final reference diagnosis adjudication, an average of 8 weeks.
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The proportion of all randomized patients in whom genetic testing performed as part of the clinical diagnostic pathway identifies a clinically relevant molecular finding that is confirmed through independent genetics review.
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From the first visit to final reference diagnosis adjudication, an average of 8 weeks.
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Time to a Correct Diagnosis
時間枠:From enrollment to the end of follow-up, up to 8 weeks.
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The number of days from the first study visit to the first physician-assigned diagnosis that is subsequently confirmed as concordant with the independently adjudicated reference diagnosis.
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From enrollment to the end of follow-up, up to 8 weeks.
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Duration of the Initial Physician Consultation
時間枠:Assessed at each consultation (day 1), within 1 day.
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In-room consultation time will be recorded, measured, and compared between arms.
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Assessed at each consultation (day 1), within 1 day.
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協力者と研究者
協力者
捜査官
- 主任研究者:Shuyang Zhang, MD, PhD、Peking Union Medical College Hospital
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