AI Tool for Reducing Clinician Burnout

(Evidently Trial)

Age: Any Age

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Disqualifiers: Trainees, APPs, Prior pilot, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 2

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This study looks at whether a clinician-facing artificial intelligence (AI) tool can help outpatient doctors spend less time reviewing medical records and documenting care. The tool creates brief summaries of existing medical record information to support routine clinical work. This study examines how use of this tool affects clinicians' workload, time spent in the electronic health record, and overall experience with documentation. The goal is to better understand whether AI documentation support tools can improve efficiency and reduce burden for clinicians in outpatient specialty practice.

Eligible UNC outpatient specialists may be invited to complete surveys and, if they qualify, are randomly assigned either to receive access to the tool (Evidently) at the beginning of the study period or to continue their usual workflow for eight weeks before receiving access. The study does not recruit patients and does not change medical care for patients.

Who Is on the Research Team?

Spencer Dorn, MD, MPH, MHA

Principal Investigator

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

I have at least two half-days a week for clinic visits.

* Primary specialty in an outpatient, patient-facing specialty practice within UNCFP or UNCMG.

Anesthesiologists will be enrolled under the same protocol but analyzed separately due to distinct workflow characteristics.

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

1-2 weeks

Randomization and Baseline

Eligible clinicians complete an eligibility and baseline survey and are randomized to either the intervention or control group

1 week

1 visit (virtual)

Intervention

Clinicians in the intervention arm receive access to the AI tool and undergo onboarding and training

8 weeks

Onboarding webinar or equivalent asynchronous training

Control

Clinicians in the control arm continue usual documentation practices without the AI tool

8 weeks

Follow-up

Participants complete a brief follow-up survey to assess outcomes such as workload and tool usability

1 week

1 visit (virtual)

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• AI Clinical Summarization Tool (Evidently)

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Experimental: Evidently Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Clinicians randomized to the intervention arm will receive access to a clinician-facing AI clinical summarization tool (Evidently) integrated into routine clinical workflow. The intervention includes standardized onboarding and training materials (e.g., an onboarding webinar or equivalent asynchronous training, tip sheets, and on-demand implementation support). Optional personalization may be available to clinicians but is not required for participation in the study.

Group II: No Intervention: Control Active Control 1 Intervention

Clinicians randomized to the control arm will continue usual chart review and documentation practices without access to the AI clinical summarization tool during the study period.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Lead Sponsor

Trials

1,588

Recruited

4,364,000+