Using AI to train doctors in pediatric care

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to enhance pediatric healthcare in China by utilizing artificial intelligence-driven virtual standardized patients (VSPs) to simulate clinical cases of common pediatric conditions. The approach focuses on providing training tools for primary care doctors in various healthcare settings, including community health centers and clinics. By leveraging internet and virtual simulation technologies, the study seeks to improve the management of conditions such as pneumococcal pneumonia and acute appendicitis, addressing the significant challenges faced by the pediatric healthcare system. The interventions include case teaching manuals and videos to support the training process.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

1. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Research Institutions

   Inclusion Criteria:
   * Primary and secondary hospitals
   * Community health centers (stations) and clinics, as well as township health centers and village health clinics

   Exclusion Criteria:
   * Specialized medical institutions (such as specialized hospitals and dental clinics)
   * Public health prevention and treatment institutions (such as tuberculosis prevention centers)
   * Ethnic medicine institutions (such as Mongolian and Tibetan hospitals)
   * Hospitals above the secondary level
   * Hospitals that have not yet been graded (due to their short establishment time and potentially unstable operations)
2. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for research subjects

Inclusion Criteria:

* Practicing (assistant) doctors and rural doctors working in medical institutions that meet the above conditions
* With a scope of practice only including general practice, internal medicine, surgery, and pediatrics

Exclusion Criteria:

-None

Where it's running

• Yuntan Street Community Health Center
  Guiyang, Guizhou, China Recruiting
• Jinxi County People's Hospital
  Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China Recruiting
• Honghe County People's Hospital
  Yisa, Yunnan, China Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Yao Zhao, Doctor — National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, China
• Study coordinator: Luo
• Email: huanyuanluo33@gmail.com
• Phone: +86-19566890018

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.