AI could sharpen the art of brain aneurysm repair
NCT ID NCT07749404
First seen Aug 06, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether an AI-based tool that helps doctors shape a microcatheter can improve the safety and success of coil embolization, a procedure to treat brain aneurysms. Researchers will follow about 1,400 adults who are scheduled for this procedure, comparing cases where doctors shape the catheter using their own experience versus with AI assistance. The goal is to see if AI guidance reduces major complications like stroke and improves how completely the aneurysm is sealed off.
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 microcatheter shaping simulation technology
- What this could lead to
- If AI-assisted shaping proves beneficial, it could become a standard tool to improve the safety and effectiveness of aneurysm coiling procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it can only show associations, not proof. Results may be influenced by differences in physician skill or patient characteristics, and the AI tool may not work equally well for all aneurysm types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,438 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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
The study population will include adults with an intracranial aneurysm confirmed by computed tomography angiography, magnetic resonance angiography, or digital subtraction angiography who are scheduled to undergo coil embolization at participating study centers. Eligible patients will be enrolled prospectively after providing written informed consent. Participants will be classified into the physician-experience cohort or the AI-assisted cohort according to whether intelligent microcatheter shaping simulation technology is used during routine clinical care. Treatment strategy and use of the technology will not be assigned by the study protocol.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: 1. Age 18 years or older, with no restriction based on sex. 2. Diagnosis of an intracranial aneurysm confirmed by computed tomography angiography, magnetic resonance angiography, or digital subtraction angiography, with the target aneurysm planned for treatment by coil embolization. 3. Ability to understand the study requirements and treatment procedures and provision of written informed consent before any study-specific procedure. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently unable or expected to be unable to complete the 1-year follow-up. 2. Participation in another clinical study that may affect the results of this study. 3. Life expectancy of less than 1 year because of another disease or medical condition. 4. Considered unsuitable for participation by the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xuanwu Hospital
Beijing, 100053, China
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