Snap a pic, skip the mess: AI app may predict colonoscopy readiness
NCT ID NCT07337694
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to assess bowel preparation quality from patient-taken photos. About 524 adults undergoing colonoscopy will either use the app or receive standard care. If the app detects poor prep, it alerts staff to offer rescue steps, aiming to improve colonoscopy success rates.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted smartphone app for bowel preparation self-assessment
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could help doctors identify patients with poor bowel prep early, allowing timely rescue steps and better colonoscopy outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early multicenter study, not yet recruiting. The app's accuracy may vary across different settings, and it relies on patients taking and uploading clear photos.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 524 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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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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Undergoing colonoscopy at a participating site 3. Able to defecate in a toilet (or in a setting where stool characteristics can be observed) after taking the bowel-prep solution 4. Proficient in using a smartphone 5. Willing to participate voluntarily Exclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class III or IV; * Gastric-outlet or intestinal obstruction; ③ Active gastrointestinal bleeding; ④ Enterostomy (colostomy/ileostomy); ⑤ Status post total colectomy.
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