Can AI diagnose colon polyps on its own?
NCT ID NCT06543862
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers are comparing a fully autonomous artificial intelligence system with AI-assisted human diagnosis for identifying colorectal polyps during colonoscopy. The trial enrolls 540 adults scheduled for full colonoscopy, excluding those with inflammatory bowel disease, active colitis, bleeding disorders, familial polyposis, poor general health, or emergency procedures. Doctors use the CADx system to predict polyp histology in real time, and the team checks accuracy against pathology results for polyps 1 to 5 mm and 1 to 10 mm. The goal is to see whether AI alone or AI plus a human gives the most reliable optical diagnosis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) artificial intelligence system for optical polyp diagnosis
- What this could lead to
- If autonomous AI proves as accurate as AI-assisted human diagnosis, it could speed up colonoscopy decisions and reduce the need for separate pathology exams on small polyps.
- What could go wrong
- The trial may show that AI alone misses some polyp types, especially serrated polyps, or that human-AI teamwork does not improve accuracy. Results may not apply to all endoscopists 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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About 540 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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45 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Indication for full colonoscopy. Exclusion Criteria: * Known inflammatory bowel disease * Active colitis * coagulopathy * familial polyposis syndrome * poor general health, defined as an American Society of Anesthesiologists class \>3 * emergency colonoscopy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ghislaine Ahoua
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, Canada
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