By InvitationNot Applicable

NLP to Aid in the Evaluation and Diagnosis of FGIDs

United States700 participantsStarted 2018-08-09

Plain-language summary

The study has two arms, where the same natural language processing (NLP) and probabilistic graphical modeling technology will be utilized on patients' report of symptoms in both arms. The clinical arm is focused on patients presenting for consultation with a gastroenterologist. The endoscopy arm is focused generally on patients presenting for a diagnostic endoscopy, with the goal of capturing Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder (FGID) patients prior to diagnosis.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled for consult in the Motility Clinic in the MGH Gastroenterology Unit or for diagnostic endoscopy in the MGH Gastroenterology Unit * Patient must agree to have their interactions audio-recorded * Informed consent form signed by the subjects Exclusion Criteria: * Non-native English speaker * Patients unable to communicate their own symptoms

What they're measuring

Latent themes present in patient descriptions of FGIDs symptoms

Timeframe: 08/09/2018-08/09/2023

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05501028

SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-12

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