AI boosts colonoscopy accuracy for lynch syndrome patients?
NCT ID NCT06654128
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether using artificial intelligence (AI) during colonoscopy helps find more polyps in people with Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that raises colon cancer risk. One hundred participants each had two colonoscopies back-to-back, with the second using either standard high-definition white light or AI assistance. The goal was to see if AI catches polyps that standard methods might miss.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- artificial intelligence (GI Genius) as a diagnostic aid during colonoscopy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, AI-assisted colonoscopy could become a new standard for detecting precancerous polyps earlier in people with Lynch syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 100 participants. The AI may not significantly improve detection, and results may not apply to all hospitals or populations.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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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: * patients with a known pathogenic variant in one of the mismatch repair genes, who are undergoing endoscopic screening and surveillance in our institute Exclusion Criteria: * patients \< 18 years old * lack of informed consent * concomitant inflammatory bowel disease * previous total colectomy * inadequate bowel cleansing (Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) ≤5 or \< 2 in one of the 3 segments)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, 5262000, Israel
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