AI takes on tiny colon polyps: a game changer for routine scopes?
NCT ID NCT07362524
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence (AI) system can help doctors in general hospitals accurately decide how to manage small colon polyps (5mm or smaller) during a colonoscopy. About 363 adults with at least one small polyp will be randomly assigned to have their polyps assessed with or without AI assistance. The goal is to see if AI can safely guide the "predict, resect, and discard" or "diagnose and leave" strategies, potentially reducing unnecessary polyp removal and lab costs.
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Study facts
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- 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 363 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Agree to participate in this prospective randomized controlled study; 2. Age ≥18 years for colonoscopy; 3. At least one colorectal diminutive polyp (size \<=5mm) found during examination; Exclusion Criteria: 1. Already participating in other clinical trials, having signed informed consent and being in the follow-up period of other clinical trials; 2. Already participating in drug clinical trials and being in the washout period of experimental or control drugs; 3. History of drug or alcohol abuse or psychological disorders in the past five years; 4. Pregnant or lactating patients; 5. Known polyposis syndromes; 6. Patients with gastrointestinal bleeding; 7. Previous history of inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, or colorectal surgery; 8. Patients with contraindications to tissue biopsy; 9. Previous history of allergic reactions to bowel cleansing agent components; 10. Suffering from intestinal obstruction or perforation, toxic megacolon, heart failure (Grade III or IV), severe cardiovascular disease, severe liver failure, or renal insufficiency, etc.; 11. Patient's bowel preparation BBPS score \<6 for this colonoscopy; 12. Researchers consider the patient unsuitable for trial participation.
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nantong First People's Hospital
Nantong, Jiangsu, 200127, China
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Wuxi Ninth People's Hospital
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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