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Can AI diagnose colon polyps on its own?

NCT ID NCT06543862

NEW Diagnosis Sponsor: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026

Summary

Researchers are comparing a fully autonomous artificial intelligence system with AI-assisted human diagnosis for identifying colorectal polyps during colonoscopy. The trial enrolls 540 adults scheduled for full colonoscopy, excluding those with inflammatory bowel disease, active colitis, bleeding disorders, familial polyposis, poor general health, or emergency procedures. Doctors use the CADx system to predict polyp histology in real time, and the team checks accuracy against pathology results for polyps 1 to 5 mm and 1 to 10 mm. The goal is to see whether AI alone or AI plus a human gives the most reliable optical diagnosis.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
a computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) artificial intelligence system for optical polyp diagnosis
What this could lead to
If autonomous AI proves as accurate as AI-assisted human diagnosis, it could speed up colonoscopy decisions and reduce the need for separate pathology exams on small polyps.
What could go wrong
The trial may show that AI alone misses some polyp types, especially serrated polyps, or that human-AI teamwork does not improve accuracy. Results may not apply to all endoscopists or settings.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 540 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2024

Expected to finish

Oct 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

45 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Indication for full colonoscopy. Exclusion Criteria: * Known inflammatory bowel disease * Active colitis * coagulopathy * familial polyposis syndrome * poor general health, defined as an American Society of Anesthesiologists class \>3 * emergency colonoscopy

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

polyp of colon polyp of large intestine

As listed by the trial registrant

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Artificial intelligence Colonic polyp

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ghislaine Ahoua

    RECRUITING

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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