AI eye check in your Doctor's office could save your sight
NCT ID NCT06763952
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether using an AI program to screen for diabetic eye disease during regular primary care visits can get more people to follow up with an eye specialist. It will include 4,000 adults with diabetes who have Medicaid and haven't had an eye exam in the past year. The goal is to see if this approach improves screening rates and reduces racial and ethnic gaps in eye care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-based eye screening program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make diabetic eye screening more accessible and reduce vision loss, especially among minority groups.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no results yet. The AI screening may not improve follow-up rates as hoped, and real-world adoption could face barriers.
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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 6,900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
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.
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22 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.
Clinics Inclusion Criteria: * Clinic must be from a health system with at least two clinics that meet eligibility criteria and will agree to join. * Number of unique patients with diabetes should be \>550 over any continuous 15-month period prior to the clinic providing a letter of support to participate in the trial. * No point-of-care screening system in use for DR. * Have an electronic health record to track patient data and agree to share limited data set as requested. * Have a member of the clinical team who can commit to serving as the clinic champion for this study. * Have the IT infrastructure to deploy an artificial-intelligence-based eye camera in the clinic. Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of type 1 or 2 diabetes * No known diabetic retinopathy * No diabetic retinopathy screening in the past 12 months Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Have a documented DR screening in the electronic health record within 12 months of the date of the primary care visit * Contraindication includes diagnosed with macular edema, severe non-proliferative retinopathy, proliferative retinopathy, radiation retinopathy, or retinal vein occlusion * Pregnant
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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