AI reads tongues to spot muscle disease
NCT ID NCT06754020
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether artificial intelligence can analyze tongue images to help diagnose myasthenia gravis, a chronic muscle weakness condition. Researchers will compare tongue photos and heart rate data from 100 people with the disease and healthy volunteers. The goal is to make traditional Chinese medicine tongue diagnosis more consistent and scientific.
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 could lead to a more objective, AI-assisted tongue diagnosis method for myasthenia gravis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The AI tool is not yet proven to improve patient outcomes.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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20 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: 1. Diagnosed with myasthenia gravis by a physician. 2. Able to understand and communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese. 3. Cognitively alert and without a diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. 4. Willing to undergo tongue imaging and instrument measurements. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with severe organ diseases. 2. Hearing loss patients who are unable to complete the questionnaire. 3. Patients with aphasia who are unable to complete the questionnaire. 4. Have eaten food or drinks that can easily contaminate tongue coating within 2 hours.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yi Ting Yeh
RECRUITINGNew Taipei City, Tamsui District, 251, Taiwan
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