AI takes on colon cancer: can a computer beat the doctor at spotting dangerous polyps?
NCT ID NCT04921488
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an artificial intelligence system called CAD EYE can accurately predict if colon polyps are cancerous during a screening colonoscopy. Researchers compared the AI's predictions to the doctor's judgment and the final lab results. The goal is to see if AI can improve accuracy and reduce costs in colorectal cancer screening.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CAD EYE artificial intelligence system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors spot cancerous polyps more accurately during routine colonoscopies, potentially reducing unnecessary biopsies and costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed, moderate-sized study (194 people). The AI may not be as accurate as hoped, and results may not apply to all populations or settings.
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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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194 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2023
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients over 18 years of age with indication for colonoscopy as part of a screening colonoscopy, after a positive immunological test, and/or for personal or family history of colon cancer (before 60 years), personal history of colonic adenoma. * Patient with at least one polyp detected, resect and removed during colonoscopy, for histological analysis Exclusion Criteria: * Guardianship or protection, * pregnancy, * not fluent in French or illiterate, * lack of health care
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU d'Angers
Angers, 49100, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
Talence, 33404, France
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Hopital Américain
Neuilly-sur-Seine, 92200, France
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Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Paris, 75015, France
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Hôpital Saint Antoine
Paris, 75012, France
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