Fact · Dictation for work and study
The UCLA randomized trial of two AI scribes concluded that both products resulted in potential improvements in burnout, task load and work exhaustion, but that these secondary findings need confirmation in larger, multicenter trials.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Both DAX and Nabla resulted in potential improvements in burnout, task load, and work exhaustion, but these secondary end point findings need confirmation in larger, multicenter trials.”
Ambient AI Scribes in Clinical Practice: A Randomized Trial, Lukac PJ et al., NEJM AI, 2025, Conclusions.
Open the original (DOI 10.1056/aioa2501000)- What it measures
- Burnout, task load and exhaustion were secondary end points measured by survey scales (Mini-Z, Physician Task Load, Professional Fulfillment Index).
- What it does not show
- Secondary outcomes, one academic health system, self-reported scales.