Avicenna connects patients with relevant clinical trials, helping doctors discover research opportunities across Europe and beyond.
Avicenna is a clinical-trial matching platform designed to help doctors identify relevant research opportunities for their patients. It brings clinical trial information together in one place, making it easier to explore studies based on patient needs and trial eligibility criteria. Avicenna uses InterSystems technology to support the matching process, with the goal of enabling useful matches while minimizing the need to transfer confidential patient information outside hospital systems.
By simplifying trial discovery, Avicenna aims to reduce the time and effort required to find relevant studies, support better-informed discussions between doctors and patients, and help suitable patients access potential research opportunities.
- Had before
- We came with the Avicenna concept and an initial prototype of a clinical-trial matching website. Our starting point included the platform structure, the idea of bringing trial information from multiple locations into one place, and the use of InterSystems technology to support the matching process. During the hackathon, we developed the prototype further and prepared a demonstration of the user journey.
- Use of AI
- Avicenna uses AI-supported matching to help identify clinical trials that may be relevant to a patient's needs and eligibility criteria. Instead of requiring doctors to search through large amounts of trial information manually, the platform aims to make trial discovery faster and more structured. InterSystems technology supports the matching approach. Our goal is to make this process useful for healthcare professionals while minimizing the need to move confidential patient data outside hospital systems. Final eligibility decisions remain with qualified healthcare professionals.
- Impact
- Finding a suitable clinical trial can be time-consuming, especially when relevant studies are spread across different databases, hospitals, and countries. Avicenna aims to simplify this process by helping doctors discover potentially relevant trials in one place. This could reduce manual searching, improve awareness of research opportunities, and help patients and their families discuss additional options with their healthcare teams. By connecting trial information across the Czech Republic, Europe, and beyond, Avicenna has the potential to make clinical research more accessible and support better-informed decisions about patient care.
- Who benefits
- Patients and their families, Doctors and nurses, Hospitals and care providers, Research
- InterSystems technologies
- Yes — Run a part of the system fully on hospital infrastructure, allowing us to not have egress of patient data, increasing security and efficiency
- Team
- Avicenna — Maxim Ozolin, Pegah Jolous Jamshidi
- Challenge
- AI Trial Matching · Prague