AI learns to see pain: new study uses facial recognition to gauge cancer suffering

NCT ID NCT04442425

First seen Jan 07, 2026 · Last updated May 10, 2026 · Updated 17 times

Summary

This study tested whether a computer could learn to recognize cancer pain by analyzing people's facial expressions and voices. 83 people with cancer recorded short videos at the clinic and at home over three months. The goal was to see if this technology could be a useful tool for measuring pain in a diverse group of patients.

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Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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