Clinical Trial: Human Voice vs AI-Cloned Voice Audio Added to Written Consent Before Ureteroscopy or Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (AUDIO-CONSENT)

U.S., Oct. 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07859436) titled 'Human Voice vs AI-Cloned Voice Audio Added to Written Consent Before Ureteroscopy or Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (AUDIO-CONSENT)' on Sept. 30.

Brief Summary: Before kidney stone surgery with a flexible or semirigid ureteroscope, patients must read and sign a written consent form, but many patients find these forms long and hard to understand. This study tests whether listening to an audio recording of the same consent form, in addition to the usual written form and the surgeon's explanation, helps patients understand the operation better. It also asks whether it matters if the recording is read by a real urologist or produced by ar...