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Healthcare research teams coordinating clinical trial recruitment with modern AI software
Healthcare · Case study

Faster recruitment, precision matching, accelerated discovery

A leading research network needed to overcome the bottleneck of manual chart review for clinical trials. Using AI Agents, we developed healthcare software—combining NLP, genomic matching, and governed automation so teams could seamlessly identify and enroll the right patients in record time.

95%

Reduction in per-file screening time

AI agents autonomously parsed unstructured clinical notes, genomic data, and lab histories in seconds compared to manual chart reviews.

45%

Reduction in enrollment timelines

Near real-time candidate identification and automated outreach allowed sites to meet their enrollment quotas significantly faster.

3.2×

Increase in precision matching

Cross-referencing complex inclusion/exclusion criteria against multi-modal patient data prevented false positives and broadened the eligible pool.

Precision medicine requires precision recruitment

Fragmented trial screening channels: unstructured notes, siloed genomic data, and manual spreadsheets

Finding the right patient for a highly specific oncology or rare disease trial was like finding a needle in a haystack. Highly trained clinical staff were spending hours each day manually combing through PDF pathology reports and free-text notes just to rule out candidates based on complex inclusion/exclusion criteria.

The organization required a scalable platform. Using AI Agents, we automated the parsing of these documents, matched them against trial requirements, and presented nurse navigators with pre-screened, highly qualified candidate shortlists.

What made trial recruitment fragile

  • Complex inclusion/exclusion criteria lived in PDFs: Trial protocols were dense documents. Translating them into computable rules that could be executed against patient records was historically impossible without deep manual labor.
  • Critical patient data was buried in unstructured notes: Valuable eligibility signals—such as disease progression, specific symptom history, and past therapies—were locked away in free-text clinical notes, escaping standard queries.
  • Genomic matching remained siloed from clinical history: Precision medicine trials require both genetic markers and clinical status, but these data sets were often managed in separate, non-communicating systems.
  • Nurse navigators were burned out by chart review: Highly skilled clinical staff spent the majority of their time on administrative chart screening rather than engaging with potential candidates and guiding them through the process.

Automate the screening—empower the navigators

Using AI Agents, we developed and deployed a solution across data ingestion pipelines, natural language processing, and workflow orchestration. The platform treated patient recruitment as an intelligent funnel: continuously scanning for new patients, evaluating against active trials, and initiating outreach workflows.

01

Unstructured EHR screening & concept extraction

AiLabs Agents · natural language processing

Autonomous Agents continuously reason over free-text clinical notes, pathology reports, and discharge summaries, extracting complex medical concepts mapped directly to trial eligibility criteria.

02

Computable protocol generation

AiLabs Agents · healthcare interoperability

Specialized Agents autonomously interpret dense trial protocol PDFs, transforming them into structured, computable inclusion/exclusion rules that continuously run against the patient population.

03

Multi-modal genomic & clinical matching

AiLabs Agents · data engineering

A multi-agent swarm unifies EHR clinical history with genomic sequencing profiles to execute high-precision, multi-modal matching for targeted oncology and rare disease trials.

04

Autonomous pre-screening & outreach orchestration

AiLabs Agents · patient engagement

Upon identifying a match, outreach Agents autonomously generate personalized, clinician-approved pre-screening questionnaires and intelligently manage initial patient outreach workflows.

05

Command center for recruitment pipelines

AiLabs Agents · platform engineering

Dashboards provided principal investigators with real-time visibility into the candidate funnel, from initial AI screening to successful enrollment.

06

Secure, HIPAA-compliant execution

AiLabs Agents · responsible AI

All agentic operations were deployed within a secure, governed perimeter, ensuring patient privacy and maintaining immutable audit trails of every algorithmic match.

One command center for the entire recruitment pipeline

Clinical trial command center with matching funnels, patient outreach queues, and recruitment analytics

Principal investigators and trial managers gained unprecedented visibility into the enrollment funnel. They could see exactly why a patient was matched or excluded, track outreach conversions, and ensure that trial quotas were on pace. Navigators reclaimed their time, focusing entirely on patient interaction rather than chart review.

Metrics that matter

Operational metrics for trial matching: screening throughput, precision rates, and timeline reduction

Outcomes were measured by acceleration and scale: faster identification of candidates, dramatic reductions in administrative overhead, and ultimately, faster advancement of life-saving therapies.

5×

More eligible candidates identified per week

By removing the bottleneck of manual chart review, the system continuously surfaced candidates that would have otherwise been missed.

−60%

Administrative burden on nurse navigators

Navigators transitioned from data entry and screening to high-value patient counseling and trial education.

99.9%

Accuracy in criteria application

Automated logic checks drastically reduced human error in interpreting complex eligibility requirements.

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