AI reads scans to forecast Crohn's complications
NCT ID NCT07757217
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether an artificial intelligence system can more accurately classify small bowel Crohn's disease and predict how patients will fare over the next year. Researchers will analyze existing CT or MRI scans from 437 patients, combining imaging features with clinical, lab, and other data. The goal is to see if this AI approach can identify who might respond to medical treatment, who might need to switch therapies, and who may require surgery. This is an observational study, so no treatments are given; it aims to build a decision-support tool for doctors.
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-based multimodal analysis of existing imaging and clinical data
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a tool that helps doctors personalize treatment decisions for small bowel Crohn's disease, potentially improving outcomes and reducing unnecessary surgeries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The AI model's accuracy may be limited by the quality and completeness of existing medical records, and results may not generalize to other hospitals or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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437 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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
The study population consists of patients with small bowel Crohn's disease who were hospitalized in the Department of Gastroenterology at Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital between January 1, 2020, and January 31, 2025. Eligible patients will be identified retrospectively from existing medical records. Patients must have adequate CTE or MRE images and sufficient clinical and follow-up information for multimodal feature extraction and assessment of subsequent treatment response, treatment switching, or Crohn's disease-related intestinal surgery.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Diagnosis of Crohn's disease established according to the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation criteria based on clinical, endoscopic, radiological, and/or histopathological findings. * Small bowel involvement confirmed by computed tomography enterography, magnetic resonance enterography, endoscopy, surgery, and/or histopathology. * Availability of CTE or MRE images obtained before treatment and during follow-up. Follow-up imaging was performed within 6 months after treatment for patients with active disease or within 1 to 2 years for patients in remission. * Availability of sufficient clinical and follow-up information to determine treatment response, treatment switching, or Crohn's disease-related surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to receive regular medical treatment or follow-up. * Incomplete clinical or laboratory data that prevent assessment of the prespecified variables or clinical outcomes. * Poor-quality or incomplete CTE or MRE images that prevent reliable image segmentation or evaluation. * Presence of a malignant tumor. * Presence of severe comorbidities, including heart failure or other severe organ dysfunction, that may substantially affect clinical outcomes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Tenth People's Hospital of Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201505, China
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