AI assistant could sharpen eye injection choices
NCT ID NCT07328776
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests an artificial intelligence system called QiLin that helps doctors decide when to give anti-VEGF injections for retinal diseases like wet AMD, DME, and RVO. About 200 patients who have completed initial treatment will be randomly assigned to have their doctor use the AI or not. The main goal is to see if AI-assisted decisions match expert recommendations more often than doctor-only decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QiLin artificial intelligence system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors make more accurate decisions about anti-VEGF injections, potentially improving outcomes for patients with retinal diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with 200 participants. The AI may not perform as well in real-world settings as in lab tests, and its benefit over standard care is unproven.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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50 to 85 years
- 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 diagnosis of nAMD, DME, and RVO; Patients who have completed the loading-dose treatment of anti-VEGF agents; Patients who were willing to participate and provided written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Refusal to undergo OCT testing; Refusal to complete the 3-month follow-up period; Screening for a history of intraocular surgery within the past 6 months; Subjects with severe systemic diseases, intellectual developmental disorders, psychiatric illnesses, etc.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai general hospital
Shanghai, China
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Shanghai general hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200080
Shanghai, China
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