Can a vast image library unlock better pancreatic diagnoses?
NCT ID NCT06344507
First seen Sep 08, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at IRCCS San Raffaele are creating a registry of images and videos from endoscopic ultrasound procedures performed to investigate pancreatic diseases. The study will gather data from about 12,000 patients with conditions like pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors, as well as those at high risk. By compiling this visual and clinical information, the team aims to identify features that could improve diagnostic accuracy and help predict patient outcomes.
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 registry could help doctors spot patterns in endoscopic images that lead to earlier and more accurate diagnoses of pancreatic conditions, and may even predict how patients will fare.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment test. It will not directly change patient care, and any insights will need further validation before they influence clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 12,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Approximately 12,000 patients who, between 2000 and 2027, underwent endoscopic ultrasound procedures at the Bilio-Pancreatic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasound Unit of the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital for suspected diagnoses (based on clinical and/or diagnostic evaluations suggesting a potential diagnosis of one of the diseases listed below) and/or confirmed diseases (verified by histological and/or radiological reports when histological diagnosis was not possible).
- 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: * Suspected or confirmed diagnosis of inflammatory pancreatic disease (e.g., acute, recurrent, or chronic pancreatitis) or autoimmune bilio-pancreatic disease (e.g., autoimmune pancreatitis) or bilio-pancreatic neoplastic disease, necessitating an endoscopic ultrasonography procedure. * Age over 18 years. * Ability to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy and breastfeeding status. * Contraindications to the endoscopic ultrasonography procedure
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
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