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Health LiteracyAI-CARENCT07788898

AI-enabled Communication to Advance Research Engagement (AI-CARE)

A study testing Community co-created AI summaries, Experimental: Researcher prompt engineering and Experimental: Standard AI prompt in people with Health Literacy and Health Communication, run by Albert Einstein College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

The objective of AI-CARE is to train researchers and community members to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create plain-language summaries of research studies and to determine whether a co-creation process for developing these summaries improves understanding and relevance of the research, confidence in AI and in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Health Literacy, Health Communication
What is being tested?
Community co-created AI summaries, Experimental: Researcher prompt engineering and Experimental: Standard AI prompt
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
250 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Oct 2026to 1 Sep 2028
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • English-speaking individuals at least 18 years of age

Who cannot join

  • Individuals unable to provide informed consent
  • Participants who have had formal training in AI prompt engineering
  • The eligibility criteria are common to both Aims 2 and 3.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Jessica Kahn, MD, MPH contact

718-430-4317

jessica.kahn@einsteinmd.edu

United States1 site
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

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About this study

Official title: AI-enabled Communication to Advance Research Engagement

The objective of AI-CARE is to train researchers and community members to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create plain-language summaries of research studies and to determine whether a co-creation process for developing these summaries improves understanding and relevance of the research, confidence in AI and in institutions, and AI literacy. The hypothesis is that AI-generated research summaries, co-developed with researchers and community partners, will significantly improve confidence in research and institutions, understanding and accessibility of the research, and appropriateness of the summary compared with standard researcher-generated materials, and that the educational and co-creation process will build community members' AI literacy and confidence in using AI, as well as researchers' readiness to use and comfort with using AI for communicating research.

Read the detailed description

This research project consists of four specific aims. Specific Aims 2 and 3 meet the NIH definition of a clinical trial. Accordingly, this ClinicalTrials.gov registration describes only the clinical trial conducted under Specifics Aims 2 and 3. The remaining aims involve non-interventional research activities and are not included in this registration. Aims 2 and 3 are an intentional sequential design.

Being tested
Community co-created AI summaries, Experimental: Researcher prompt engineering, Experimental: Standard AI prompt, AI literacy training and co-design
Keywords
AI literacy, AI communication

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Community co-created AI summariesBehavioural

    Participants review AI-generated summaries refined through iterative collaboration between researchers and community members using community-engaged co-design principles.

  • Experimental: Researcher prompt engineeringBehavioural

    Participants review AI-generated summaries generated after researchers complete AI prompt-engineering training and develop optimized prompts.

  • Experimental: Standard AI promptBehavioural

    Participants review plain-language research summaries generated using a standardized AI prompt without researcher prompt engineering or community co-design.

  • AI literacy training and co-designBehavioural

    The co-designed summaries which result from this process will become one of the three intervention conditions evaluated in Aim 3.

Study groups in NCT07788898
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Standard AI prompt - Aim 3ExperimentalParticipants receive plain-language research summaries generated using a standardized AI prompt without researcher prompt engineering or community co-design.
Receives: Behavioral: Experimental: Standard AI prompt
Researcher prompt engineering - Aim 3ExperimentalParticipants receive summaries generated after researchers complete AI prompt-engineering training and develop optimized prompts.
Receives: Behavioral: Experimental: Researcher prompt engineering
Community co-created AI summaries - Aim 3ExperimentalParticipants receive summaries developed through an iterative community-researcher co-creation process following AI training and structured co-design sessions.
Receives: Behavioral: Community co-created AI summaries
Co-creation cohort - Aim 2ExperimentalParticipants will be divided into three groups, each assigned 1-2 research summaries, and will engage in structured co-creation sessions. The goals of will be to: 1) define readability and appropriateness, 2) review AI-generated drafts produced by the summary engine, and 3) provide feedback to refine prompts and outputs. Several iteration cycles will be conducted as needed, with documentation of any changes and the rationale for making decisions. In this way the team will develop a modular AI "summary engine" that transforms research products (e.g., manuscripts) into draft community-facing materials using co-created prompts and templates. Co-creation will be conducted during one or two facilitated sessions. Each session will include structured review of drafts, guided discussion, and documented decisions regarding readability, transparency, visuals or graphics, etc. Iteration cycles will continue until pre-specified stopping criteria are met.
Receives: Behavioral: AI literacy training and co-design

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Confidence in medical research and researchers - Aim 3

    This is the primary outcome measure for both Aim 2 and Aim 3. This outcome measure will be assessed using subscale 1 of the PoRT scale. PoRT is a validated, self-report measure that assesses confidence in medical research and researchers. Subscale 1 contains 9 items, with response options for each item ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); thus the subscale ranges from 9 to 45. Higher scores indicate higher confidence.

    Measured: Immediately following review of research summary, up to 1 hour

  2. Confidence in medical research and researchers - Aim 2

    This is the primary outcome measure for both Aim 2 and Aim 3. This outcome measure will be assessed using subscale 1 of the PoRT scale. PoRT is a validated, self-report measure that assesses confidence in medical research and researchers. Subscale 1 contains 9 items, with response options for each item ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); thus the subscale ranges from 9 to 45. Higher scores indicate higher confidence.

    Measured: Immediately before the co-creation process and immediately following the co-creation process, up to 1 hour

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Perceived appropriateness of research summary - Aim 2

    Perceived appropriateness of research summary will be assessed using an 8-item scale adapted from the literature which measures community and personal relevance, fit and respect, language and representation, and confidence and resonance (each of the four constructs is measured using two items). Responses for the eight items range from 1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree; possible scale score thus ranges from 8 to 40. Higher scores indicate higher perceived appropriateness.

    Measured: Immediately before the co-creation process and immediately following the co-creation process, up to 1 hour

  2. Institutional confidence - Aim 2

    This is a validated measure of confidence in health care institutions, assessed using the MMI scale which contains 7 items. Responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); thus, the range of scale scores is 7 to 35. Lower scores indicate higher confidence.

    Measured: Immediately before the co-creation process and immediately following the co-creation process, up to 1 hour

  3. Research comprehension - Aim 2

    Research study specific comprehension which will consist of 25 true-false statements (5 items for each of the 5 research studies chosen by researchers and community participants that will be used for creation of plain-language summaries). Correct answers = 1, and incorrect answers = 0. The range will be 0 to 25, with higher scores indicating better comprehension.

    Measured: Immediately before the co-creation process and immediately following the co-creation process, up to 1 hour

  4. Perceived appropriateness of research summary - Aim 3

    Perceived appropriateness of research summary will be assessed using an 8-item scale adapted from the literature which measures community and personal relevance, fit and respect, language and representation, and confidence and resonance (each of the four constructs is measured using two items). Responses for the eight items range from 1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree; possible scale score thus ranges from 8 to 40. Higher scores indicate higher perceived appropriateness.

    Measured: Immediately following review of research summary, up to 1 hour

  5. Institutional confidence - Aim 3

    This is a validated measure of confidence in health care institutions, assessed using the MMI scale which contains 7 items. Responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); thus, the range of scale scores is 7 to 35. Lower scores indicate higher confidence.

    Measured: Aim 3: Immediately following review of research summary, up to 1 hour

  6. Research comprehension - Aim 3

    Research study specific comprehension which will consist of 25 true-false statements (5 items for each of the 5 research studies chosen by researchers and community participants that will be used for creation of plain-language summaries). Correct answers = 1, and incorrect answers = 0. The range will be 0 to 25, with higher scores indicating better comprehension.

    Measured: Immediately following review of research summary, up to 1 hour

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Aug 2026
  2. Study start1 Oct 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Sep 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Sep 2028 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Aim 2: Single group: participants are prospectively assigned to an intervention (AI literacy training and co-design) to evaluate the effect of the intervention on health-related behavioral outcomes. Because only one response is allowed for allocation and number of participants, please note that allocation is N/A and number of participants is 40. Aim 3: Parallel: participants are randomized 1:1:1 to one of three summary types to compare the effect of the intervention on health-related behavioral outcomes. Because only one response is allowed for allocation and number of participants, please note that allocation is randomized, and number of participants is 210.
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
250 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07788898
Sponsor's protocol ID
2026-17824
Other IDs
UM1TR004400
Acronym
AI-CARE
Status last verified
Aug 2026
First submitted
24 Aug 2026
Last updated
2 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: A data management and sharing plan was not created for this grant.

Publications

  • Shoemaker SJ, Wolf MS, Brach C. Development of the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT): a new measure of understandability and actionability for print and audiovisual patient information. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Sep;96(3):395-403. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.05.027. Epub 2014 Jun 12.

    PubMed 24973195
  • Snyder HR, Miyake A, Hankin BL. Advancing understanding of executive function impairments and psychopathology: bridging the gap between clinical and cognitive approaches. Front Psychol. 2015 Mar 26;6:328. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00328. eCollection 2015.

    PubMed 25859234
  • Marafino BJ, Dudley RA, Shah NH, Chen JH. Accurate and interpretable intensive care risk adjustment for fused clinical data with generalized additive models. AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc. 2018 May 18;2017:166-175. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 29888065
  • O'Connor MA, Erasmus JH, Randall S, Archer J, Lewis TB, Brown B, Fredericks M, Groenier S, Iwayama N, Ahrens C, Garrison W, Wangari S, Guerriero KA, Fuller DH. A Single Dose SARS-CoV-2 Replicon RNA Vaccine Induces Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infected and Uninfected Pigtail Macaques. Front Immunol. 2021 Dec 21;12:800723. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.800723. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 34992610
  • Kreuter MW, Wray RJ. Tailored and targeted health communication: strategies for enhancing information relevance. Am J Health Behav. 2003 Nov-Dec;27 Suppl 3:S227-32. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.27.1.s3.6.

    PubMed 14672383
  • Holzer JK, Ellis L, Merritt MW. Why we need community engagement in medical research. J Investig Med. 2014 Aug;62(6):851-5. doi: 10.1097/JIM.0000000000000097.

    PubMed 24979468

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Community co-created AI summaries, Experimental: Researcher prompt engineering and Experimental: Standard AI prompt in people with Health Literacy and Health Communication, run by Albert Einstein College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Jessica Kahn, MD, MPH (718-430-4317, jessica.kahn@einsteinmd.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Confidence in medical research and researchers - Aim 3 (time frame: Immediately following review of research summary, up to 1 hour). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07788898, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Sep 2026.

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