AI timer boosts polyp detection during colonoscopy
NCT ID NCT06063720
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an artificial intelligence system that tracks how long doctors spend examining the colon during a colonoscopy could help them find more polyps. Researchers enrolled 193 adults aged 40 and older undergoing outpatient colonoscopy. The AI calculated effective withdrawal time in real-time, but doctors were not told the results. The goal was to see if this monitoring improved adenoma detection rates, which are key for preventing colorectal cancer.
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 monitoring device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better colon cancer screening by helping doctors detect more polyps during colonoscopy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study. The AI tool only monitors time, not polyp detection directly, so benefits may be limited or not apply to other hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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193 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
All patient will be recruited in Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
- Ages
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40 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: All adult patients, aged 40 or above, undergoing outpatient colonoscopy will be recruited Exclusion Criteria: * history of inflammatory bowel disease * history of colorectal cancer * previous bowel resection (apart from appendectomy) * Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis or other polyposis syndromes * bleeding tendency or severe comorbid illnesses for which polypectomy is considered unsafe. * Cecum could not be intubated for various reasons * Poor bowel preparation with Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) \< 6
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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