AI learns to spot tricky bile duct cases before ERCP
NCT ID NCT07389915
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to train a computer AI to predict when bile duct cannulation (a key step in ERCP) will be difficult. Researchers will collect images from 600 patients undergoing ERCP and use them to teach the AI to recognize signs of difficulty. If it works, the tool could help doctors plan better and reduce risks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors anticipate and prepare for difficult bile duct access during ERCP, potentially reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study. The AI's predictions may not be accurate enough for real-world use, and the model needs further validation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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.
Who is studied
All consecutive patients who meet the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be offered participation in the study.
- 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: * Age \>18 years * Signed informed consent * Patients indicated for ERCP Exclusion Criteria: * INR \> 1.5 * Platelets \< 50,000/mm³ * Patients with a prior endoscopic sphincterotomy * Papilla of Vater not accessible via duodenoscope (gastric or duodenal stenosis due to neoplasm) or gastric surgery (Billroth II, Roux-en-Y) * Known pancreas divisum * Indication due to pancreatic duct pathology
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