AI could help doctors spot thyroid problems faster and more accurately
NCT ID NCT07296575
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps doctors read thyroid ultrasound images. Researchers want to see if the AI can make diagnoses more consistent and faster than traditional methods. About 2,000 adults from 16 hospitals in China will take part. The goal is to see if the AI can improve care, especially in areas with fewer experts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ultrasound intelligent agent (AI software)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors diagnose thyroid diseases more accurately and quickly, especially in areas with fewer specialists.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The AI may not work as well in all patients or settings, and results may not apply outside China.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 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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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.
Who is studied
Patients with clinically suspected thyroid abnormalities who have been prescribed a thyroid ultrasound examination
- 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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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: * Ages 18-80, clinically suspected thyroid disease (e.g., enlargement, nodules, pain) requiring ultrasound examination; * Diffuse lesions must demonstrate both ultrasound characteristics and laboratory evidence; * Dynamic video must fully cover the maximum diameter of the nodule without significant probe movement; * Voluntary signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Poor image quality (severe gas interference, artifacts obscuring structural visualization); * Inability to cooperate with examination (consciousness impairment, extreme non-compliance); * Prior participation in other thyroid ultrasound-related clinical trials; postoperative thyroid recurrence; * Thyroid malformation/ectopia affecting visualization.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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