AI could spot hidden brain aneurysms before they burst
NCT ID NCT06118840
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence (AI) model can help doctors find brain aneurysms more accurately on CT scans. Over 6,400 adults in China will have their scans reviewed by radiologists with either a real AI or a sham AI that gives no real help. The goal is to see if the AI improves detection rates and patient outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI software (True-AI deep-learning model) for detecting brain aneurysms on CT scans
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI could help doctors spot brain aneurysms earlier and more accurately, potentially preventing life-threatening ruptures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a diagnostic accuracy study, not a treatment trial. The AI may not improve real-world outcomes, and results may not apply outside China.
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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 6,450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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: * Adult inpatients and outpatients who are scheduled for head CTA scanning. Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 years. * Patients with contraindications to CTA. * Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score \> 3. * Refuse to sign informed consent. * Participation in other clinical studies of intracranial aneurysms. * Patients with failed head CTA scanning or incomplete image data, or poor image quality.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
21 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGXuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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BenQ Medical Center, Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Medical University
RECRUITINGNanjing, China
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First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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First People's Hospital of Lianyungang
RECRUITINGLianyungang, China
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
RECRUITINGYinchuan, China
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Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGGuiyang, Guizhou, China
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Hainan General Hospital
RECRUITINGHaikou, China
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Long Gang Central Hospital of Shenzhen
RECRUITINGShenzhen, China
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Ma'anshan People's Hospital
RECRUITINGMa’anshan, China
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Research Institute Of Medical Imaging Jinling Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210018, China
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Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, China
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Shiyan People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShiyan, Hubei, China
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The Affiliated Suqian First Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
RECRUITINGSuqian, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
RECRUITINGKunming, Yunnan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
RECRUITINGWuhu, Anhui, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, China
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The First People's Hospital of Kashgar Region
RECRUITINGKashgar, China
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Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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University Second Hospital
RECRUITINGLanzhou, China
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Yidu Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong Second Medical University
RECRUITINGWeifang, Shandong, China
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