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NCT Number: NCT07532083

Implementing AI-Assisted, Patient-Friendly Imaging Report Summaries to Enhance Oncology Care Delivery

The implementation of the AI-assisted radiology summary tool into clinical workflows is being conducted as part of a standard-of-care quality improvement (QI) initiative at UW Health. The evaluation of this tool's impact via structured feedback from patients and providers is being undertaken as a prospective research study.

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Key information

Conditions

Oncology Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

UW Health

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Location status: Recruiting

About this study

Patient groups: Mixed-method approach to evaluate patient understanding of, and anxiety about, imaging results and communication experience regarding the results before and after implementation of AI-assisted, patient-friendly imaging report summaries that accompany the imaging results.

Provider group: Quasi-experimental staircase approach to sequentially roll out the tool to three provider cohorts. All hematology/oncology and gynecology oncology attending providers will be randomized by disease group into three relatively similar-sized cohorts based on group-level scan volumes, regardless of individual provider characteristics or communication style. Subsequent cohorts will be added every two months.

Surveys will be the main method of feedback collection at baseline and after implementation of the AI-assisted, patient-friendly imaging report summaries. Interviews will be conducted in a small subset of subjects.

Primary Objective:

  • To evaluate patient comprehension of, and anxiety about, imaging results and communication experience regarding the results before and after implementation of AI-assisted, patient-friendly imaging report summaries that accompany the imaging results.

Secondary Objective(s):

  • Patient Baseline Survey Objective: To evaluate comprehension of, and anxiety about, imaging results and communication experience regarding the results before the implementation of the AI-assisted, patient-friendly imaging report summaries that accompany the imaging results.
  • Patient Summary Feedback Survey Objective: To evaluate comprehension of, and anxiety about, imaging results and communication experience regarding the results after the implementation of the AI-assisted, patient-friendly imaging report summaries that accompany the imaging results.
  • Patient Interview Objectives: To understand the imaging result communication process from the patient's perspective.
  • Provider Surveys Objective: The Baseline Survey will assess communication habits and preferences (frequency, method, timing), and perceived impact of the AI-Assisted, Patient-Friendly Imaging Report Summaries on clinical workload, and the Post-Implementation Surveys will evaluate changes in workload perception, satisfaction with the AI-Assisted, Patient-Friendly Imaging Report Summaries, the effectiveness of scan result communication with patients, and attitudes toward the use of AI-assisted material in patient care.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

(Patient Participants):

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Having a current or prior cancer diagnosis (any cancer type)
  • Has active access to the UW Health MyChart patient portal.
  • Receiving care at UW Health within the Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care or Department of Gynecologic Oncology.
  • Undergoing imaging studies (such as CT, MRI, or PET scans) as part of routine cancer care.
  • Willing and able to complete electronic REDCap surveys.
  • For interview participation: willing to participate in a 30-45-minute phone or video interview.

Inclusion criteria

(Provider Participants): Cancer care providers will be eligible to participate in this study if they meet all of the following criteria:

  • Faculty physician (MD or DO) practicing in the Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care or Department of Gynecologic Oncology at UW Health.
  • Involved in reviewing, discussing, or sharing imaging results with patients.
  • Planned to gain access to the AI-assisted, patient-friendly imaging summary tool as part of clinical implementation.
  • Willing and able to complete electronic surveys or participate in a brief interview (~30 minutes).

Exclusion criteria

(Patients):

  • Are unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive impairment or other limitations, as determined by the clinical or study team.
  • Enrolled in an active interventional clinical trial. Patients on biospecimen, registry, or non-interventional studies are eligible.
  • For the Patient Interview group only: Patients with radiographic disease progression will be excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Patient Participants who report the information presented in their results is "Somewhat easy to understand" or "Very easy to understand" when reviewed by themselves

    Time frame: up to 15 minutes

    Baseline data collected in a 10-15 minute survey from patient participants pre-implementation and in a 10-15 minute survey from patient participants post-implementation.

  2. Perceived impact of scan-result-related patient queries on Provider Participant workload

    Time frame: baseline, 3 months

    Scored from 1 (no impact) to 5 (very frequently), higher scores indicate higher impact on workload. Data collected at baseline (pre-implementation) and 3 months (post-implementation).

Other outcomes

  1. Proportion of Patient Participants who report that reviewing scans increases their anxiety

    Time frame: up to 15 minutes

    Baseline data collected in a 10-15 minute survey from patient participants pre-implementation and in a 10-15 minute survey from patient participants post-implementation.

  2. Proportion of Patient Participants who report that they were "somewhat" or "very" satisfied with how scan results were shared and explained

    Time frame: up to 15 minutes

    Baseline data collected in a 10-15 minute survey from patient participants pre-implementation and in a 10-15 minute survey from patient participants post-implementation.

  3. Proportion of Patient Participants who report that they "almost always" or "often" contact their provider to ask questions regarding their scan results prior to their follow-up visit

    Time frame: up to 15 minutes

    Baseline data collected in a 10-15 minute survey from patient participants pre-implementation and in a 10-15 minute survey from patient participants post-implementation.

  4. Provider Participant-reported frequency of scan-result-related patient queries

    Time frame: baseline, 3 months

    Scored from 1 (never) to 5 (very frequently), higher scores indicate higher frequency. Data collected at baseline (pre-implementation) and 3 months (post-implementation).

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Supportive Oncology

CONTACT

[email protected]

608-263-6002

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Apr 15, 2026
Registry last updated
Apr 30, 2026

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