Improving the Reliability of LLMs as Medical Assistants for the General Public

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCapital Medical University

About this trial

This study will evaluate whether three-minute six-dimensions education(3M-6D education) can improve the reliability of large language models as medical assistants for the general public. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive or not receive 3M-6D education and then use ChatGPT, Gemini, or non-AI information resources. The study will assess relevant condition identification, disposition concordance, red-flag identification, and NASA-TLX score.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 18 years or greater, male or female;

Completed primary school or higher education;

Able to use a smartphone or computer to complete online interaction;

No history of acute ischemic stroke, systemic lupus erythematosus, gastric ulcer, pneumonia, acute cardiac infarction, urinary tract infection, uterine fibroids, diabetes, osteoarthritis, or migraine.

Disqualifiers

Currently or previously employed as a healthcare worker;

Previously received systematic medical training;

Currently involved in concurrent research that may interfere with the results of the present trial;

The investigator considered that the participant had other conditions that might affect compliance or preclude participation.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • three minutes six dimensions education

    Behavioral

    3M-6D education is designed based on Cognitive Load Theory to reduce the cognitive burden on patients during medical interactions with AI and to improve the clarity and completeness of symptom reporting. Guided by cognitive load theory and the natural process physicians use to take medical histories, the investigators identified candidate information dimensions and developed a structured expression framework with six dimensions for public health queries through a Delphi expert consensus process. Participants were instructed to use the framework to describe their symptoms across these six dimensions; this process can typically be completed within three minutes, so the investigators call this approach three minutes six dimensions education (3M-6D education).

  • ChatGPT

    Other intervention

    Participants use ChatGPT to complete a standardized simulated clinical scenarios in unrestricted natural language.

  • Gemini

    Other intervention

    Participants use Gemini to complete a standardized simulated clinical scenarios in unrestricted natural language.

Treatment groups

525 Participants
are divided into 5 treatment groups
Group A: 3M-6D education GPT GroupExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: 3M-6D education Gemini GroupExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group C: GPT GroupActive comparator 1 intervention
Group D: Gemini GroupActive comparator 1 intervention
Group E: Control groupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Relevant conditions identification of the 3M-6D education GPT group compared with the GPT group

Relevant conditions identification is defined as the proportion of participants whose final response includes the expert-defined final diagnosis or a relevant differential diagnosis.

Time frame
1 hour.
2

Disposition concordance of the 3M-6D education GPT group compared with the GPT group

Disposition concordance is defined as the proportion of participants whose final care recommendation matches the expert-defined level. The five levels are self-care, routine outpatient care, urgent outpatient care, emergency department visit, and emergency medical services.

Time frame
1 hour.
3

Relevant conditions identification of the 3M-6D education Gemini group compared with the Gemini group

Time frame
1 hour.
4

Disposition concordance of the 3M-6D education Gemini group compared with the Gemini group

Time frame
1 hour.

Secondary outcomes

1

Relevant conditions identification of the 3M-6D education GPT group compared with the control group

Time frame
1 hour.
2

Relevant conditions identification of the 3M-6D education Gemini group compared with the control group

Time frame
1 hour.
3

Disposition concordance of the 3M-6D education GPT group compared with the control group

Time frame
1 hour.
4

Disposition concordance of the 3M-6D education Gemini group compared with the control group

Time frame
1 hour.

Other outcomes

1

Failure to identify red flags in the 3M-6D education GPT group compared with the GPT group

Failure to identify red flags is defined as the proportion of participants whose final response does not include the expert-defined red-flag symptoms or warning signs for the assigned standardized simulated clinical scenario.

Time frame
1 hour.
2

Failure to identify red flags in the 3M-6D education GPT group compared with the control group

Time frame
1 hour.
3

Failure to identify red flags in the 3M-6D education Gemini group compared with the Gemini group

Time frame
1 hour.
4

Failure to identify red flags in the 3M-6D education Gemini group compared with the control group

Time frame
1 hour.

Sponsors and contacts

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Capital Medical University

Lead sponsor

Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing

Collaborator

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