AI learns to read pain from faces and voices in new cancer study
NCT ID NCT07262632
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is collecting short video and voice recordings from 200 cancer patients—some in pain, some not—to create a secure database. The goal is to provide raw material for future artificial intelligence tools that could automatically assess pain from facial expressions and speech. No treatments or medical tests are involved; participants simply read a sentence and describe their experience while being recorded.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this database could help researchers develop an AI tool that automatically detects pain from facial expressions and voice, making pain assessment easier and more objective.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early data-collection study, not a treatment trial. The AI tool is not being tested yet, and it may take years to develop or may not work as hoped.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Erasmus University Medical Centre
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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