AI vs. human eye: a new test for measuring bedsores
NCT ID NCT07743385
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial is testing whether an AI system can measure the area of pressure ulcers (bedsores) as accurately as the traditional manual grid-counting method, but in less time. Adults with pressure ulcers will have a transparent grid film placed on their wound, and a single photo will be taken. The same image will then be measured both by the AI and by trained staff, and the results and time taken will be compared. The goal is to see if AI can offer a reliable, faster way to track wound healing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI grid image recognition measurement using a sterile transparent grid film
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a faster, more consistent way to measure wound size in clinical practice, improving pressure ulcer care and monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, and AI accuracy may vary across different wound types or skin tones. It also depends on image quality and may not replace manual methods in all 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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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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: * Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged ≥18 years old; 2. Clinically diagnosed pressure injury of stage I-IV; 3. Patients or legal guardians sign informed consent; 4. Able to complete wound image acquisition. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Wounds with severe bleeding, active infection or extensive necrotic tissue unsuitable for film attachment; 2. Patients with severe skin allergic diseases who cannot tolerate transparent grid film; 3. Patients unable to cooperate with image collection; 4. Pregnant women; 5. Patients participating in other concurrent wound intervention trials. Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
Nantong, Jiangsu, 226000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University
Bengbu, Anhui, 233004, China
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the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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