AI-Powered smartphone photos could revolutionize wound care
NCT ID NCT07619430
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test an artificial intelligence system that analyzes smartphone photos of hard-to-heal wounds to see if they are getting better, staying the same, or getting worse. Researchers will enroll 1,000 people with wounds that have not healed for over a month. The goal is to create a low-cost, easy-to-use tool for patients and healthcare providers to monitor wound healing without special equipment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Marker-free wound image registration technology
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, low-cost way for patients and doctors to track wound healing using just a smartphone camera.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on developing and testing the technology, not on treating wounds. The system may not be accurate enough for real-world use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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
Adult patients with hard-to-heal wounds located on body sites that can be fully captured within a single standardized image.
- 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: * (1) Presence of a hard-to-heal wound that has remained unhealed for more than one month. (2)The wound can be photographed according to the standardized imaging protocol. (3)The participant was aged 18 years or older and provided informed consent personally or via a legally authorized representative, with a signed informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Wounds whose margins could not be fully included within the imaging field.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin branch
Douliu, Yunlin, 640, Taiwan
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