Impact of AI Care Summaries on Caregiver Comprehension

Part of paid clinical trials in Washington D.C., District of Columbia.

Sponsor
Children's National Research Institute
Study ID
NCT07831018
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Comprehension
  • Health Literacy
  • Patient Satisfaction

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • AI Care Summary — OTHER
    Written AI-generated plain-language summary of the patient's hospital course, reviewed and approved by the attending physician and provided to the caregiver during the hospitalization.

Study Details

The primary objective is to assess if an AI-generated plain language summary of an inpatient progress note can improve caregiver understanding of their child's hospitalization by measuring differences in Hospital Course Comprehension scores, based on their responses to a survey regarding their child's hospital course. Secondary objectives include exploring the caregiver's perspective on the use of AI in clinical care, as well as 7-day and 30-day readmission rates, 7-day and 30-day emergency department (ED) re-utilization rates, length of stay, and environmental impact measures.

Key Dates

First listed
Sep 21, 2026
Start date
May 5, 2026
Status verified
Sep 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2027
Completion
Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • No Intervention: Standard Hospital Communication
    Standard hospital communication
  • Experimental: Standard Hospital Communication Plus AI Care Summary
    Attending-approved written AI Care Summary provided to caregiver

Primary Outcome Measure

Hospital Course Comprehension Score [ Time Frame: Within 24 hours after receipt of the AI care summary or completion of standard care communication, during the index hospitalization ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Children's National HospitalWashington D.C.District of Columbia20010
Kristen Johnson, MD, MS

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