AI reads x-rays to pinpoint catheter tips, no extra scans needed
NCT ID NCT07791875
First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether an AI-based system can estimate the position of a port catheter tip from chest X-rays taken during routine care. Adults getting a port implanted through the right internal jugular vein will have their X-rays analyzed by the AI, and the results will be compared with a manual measurement method. The AI's accuracy is checked against CT scans that are already part of their care, but the AI's output is not used to guide the procedure. The goal is to see if the automated method can match the manual approach in estimating catheter tip location.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-based automated image analysis of chest radiographs to estimate port catheter tip position
- What this could lead to
- If the AI method proves accurate, it could offer a faster, automated way to check catheter placement without extra imaging.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early, observational study with 100 participants. The AI is tested offline and not used in real-time, so it may not work in broader practice or improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults aged 18 years or older scheduled for totally implantable venous access port placement through the right internal jugular vein at Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital will be screened consecutively for a single-center prospective observational cohort. Participants will enter the enrolled cohort after written informed consent and confirmation of the participant-level eligibility criteria. Availability and evaluability of a clinically indicated post-implantation noncontrast chest computed tomography examination, absence of documented catheter manipulation or revision before the selected examination, and generation of a valid automated output will define the relevant analysis populations and will not be prerequisites for enrollment. No imaging will be performed solely for research purposes.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older. * Planned placement of a totally implantable venous access port through the right internal jugular vein as part of routine clinical care. * Availability of a suitable pre-implantation chest radiograph obtained as part of routine clinical care. * Provision of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Age younger than 18 years. * Cancellation of the routine clinical port implantation plan. * Planned or performed port placement through a venous access route other than the right internal jugular vein. * No suitable pre-implantation chest radiograph available for study assessment. * Advanced thoracic deformity or mediastinal distortion precluding the required study measurements. * Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital
Bağcılar, Istanbul, 34200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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