NCT07742618

Brief Summary

Effectiveness of AI-assisted clinical documentation tool (AI scribes) in healthcare services using staggered difference-in-differences and multiple sources of data including registers, questionnaires and interviews. Primary outcomes include completion of statutory health check-ups, working hours, time use of nurses, secondary outcomes include subjective nurse job satisfaction, job burden and perceived quality of work and time use.

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Enrollment
400

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
16mo left

Started Sep 2026

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
not yet recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 18, 2026

Completed
16 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 3, 2026

Completed
29 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2026

Expected
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 31, 2027

9 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2027

Last Updated

August 3, 2026

Status Verified

July 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

July 18, 2026

Last Update Submit

July 28, 2026

Conditions

Effectiveness of AI-assisted Clinical Documentation ToolHealthy

Keywords

AI ScribesClinical NotesNurse Time UseAI Clinical Documentation Tools

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Ratio of completed statutory health check-ups

    7 months.

  • Number of completed statutory health check-ups

    7 months.

  • Working Hours

    Number of working hours (average and dynamic measures)

    7 months.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Time use

    7 months.

  • Job Satisfaction

    7 months.

Study Arms (2)

Early-Treated

EXPERIMENTAL

Nurses adopting AI clinical documentation tool (treatment)

Device: AI clinical documentation tool

Later-Treated

EXPERIMENTAL

Nurses that have not yet adopted AI clinical documentation tool (control)

Device: AI clinical documentation tool

Interventions

AI clinical documentation toolDEVICE

AI clinical documentation tool is adopted starting at different assigned time points by eight subgroups. Early vs later adopters are compared using staggered difference-in-differences design. The order of subgroups is randomized for 7/8 subgroups.

Early-Treated

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Member of study population: nurses working at wellchild or student health care services of Western-Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County.

You may not qualify if:

  • Nurse works in several teams.
  • Under 18 years.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Turku

Turku, Finland

Location

Central Study Contacts

Laura Jernström, PhD

CONTACT

+358413629767laura.jernstrom@utu.fi

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Model Details: Staggered rollout/difference-in-differences design
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2026

First Posted

August 3, 2026

Study Start (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2027

Last Updated

August 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

FI(1)