AI vs. Doctor's eye: could software spot hidden colon polyps?
NCT ID NCT06077435
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares AI-assisted colonoscopy to conventional colonoscopy in 915 adults aged 50 and older. The goal is to see if AI helps doctors detect more polyps and better classify them as benign or malignant. Researchers will also compare costs between the two methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI software (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, AI could help doctors spot more polyps during colonoscopy and better tell which ones are dangerous, potentially preventing colon cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage device trial. AI may not improve detection enough to change practice, and results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups.
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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 915 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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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50 to 90 years
- 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 \> 50 years * Elective colonoscopy Exclusion Criteria: * Patient declines to participate in the study. * Age \< 50 years * Unprepared bowel
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITINGGothenburg, Gothenbburg, 41345, Sweden
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