Reducing errors made by clinicians when making a diagnosis with an electronic decision support

Enhancing Clinicians’ diagnostic Hypotheses with Electronic Differential Diagnosis support (ECH-EDS)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN18343639

Enrollment

180

Registered

2020-11-13

Start date

2020-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-11-24

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Conditions

Medical diagnosis Not Applicable Medical diagnosis

Interventions

Students, residents, and practicing physicians will be recruited. Each group will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive access to electronic differential diagnosis support early (after the chief com

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Medical students, residents, or practicing physicians

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Correct diagnosis present is measured as either present or absent (1 or 0) within the differential diagnosis, before and after use of the electronic differential support	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Number of diagnostic suggestions before and after use of the electronic differential support 2. Priority of the correct diagnosis on the list before and after use of the electronic differential support	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026