AI eye test could catch glaucoma early in underserved communities
NCT ID NCT06629649
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether an AI-based eye screening program can help detect glaucoma and other eye conditions in people visiting community health centers. About 1,800 adults at higher risk for glaucoma will get a quick eye scan using an AI tool called AI-RONA. If the screening finds a possible problem, their doctor can refer them for a full eye exam. The study will also check if people actually go to that follow-up exam and how cost-effective the AI screening is compared to standard 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-assisted eye screening (AI-RONA)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make glaucoma and other eye disease screening more accessible and affordable in underserved communities, leading to earlier treatment and preventing vision loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation study, not a treatment trial. The AI tool may not be as accurate as a specialist exam, and follow-up rates could be low. Results may not apply to other settings 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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About 1,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
- 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: * African American or Hispanic persons ≥ 40 years old * Non-Hispanic white persons ≥ 50 years old * Anyone ≥ 18 years old with diabetes type 1 or type 2 * Anyone ≥ 18 years old who already has a glaucoma associated disease * Anyone ≥ 18 years old with a family history of glaucoma Exclusion Criteria: * Declines to sign written informed consent * Cannot communicate in English
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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
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The places running it
1 site. 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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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294-0009, United States
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