AI vs. doctors: can a phone app diagnose ear infections in kids?
NCT ID NCT07243093
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone algorithm (Glimpse) can accurately diagnose ear infections in children aged 6 months to 6 years. Parents and doctors will take videos of the child's ear, and the AI's diagnosis will be compared to that of an ear specialist. The goal is to see if the AI can help primary care doctors make faster, more accurate diagnoses.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 658 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
Children aged 6 months to 6 years presenting with ear concerns
- Ages
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6 months to 6 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Males and females aged 6 months to 6 years * Presenting to a pediatrician's office or urgent care with signs and symptoms of otitis media, including tugging at ears, ear pain, crying at night, refusing to lie flat, sleeping poorly, having a fever, having decreased appetite, and/or concern for hearing loss, regardless of previous diagnosis of AOM or OME. Exclusion Criteria: * History of craniofacial abnormality * PE tubes currently in place * Current otorrhea * Caretaker not having use of both hands and arms
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