Glove tracks hand movements to teach bronchoscopy
NCT ID NCT07168408
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study gathers video and hand-movement data from 300 patients and up to 20 doctors during routine bronchoscopy procedures. Researchers aim to use this data to create machine learning models that could help train new doctors. No new treatments or drugs are involved, and patients follow their standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better training tools for bronchoscopy, helping novice doctors learn the procedure more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study focused on data collection, not testing a treatment. The machine learning models may not translate into practical training tools.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Group 1- Patients undergoing a routine, clinically indicated bronchoscopy procedure Group 2- Clinicians currently involved in performing bronchoscopy procedures
- Ages
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16 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 Group 1 * over 16 years of age * patients identified as requiring a bronchoscopy by their clinician * patients must have had a CT scan in the 8 weeks prior to the procedure * capacity to consent Exclusion Criteria Group 1 - Patients who have not had a CT scan in the 8 weeks prior to the procedure Inclusion Criteria Group 2 \- Suitably qualified bronchoscopists, this may include trainee bronchoscopists Exclusion Criteria Group 2 * Clinicians who do not give consent to participate in the study * Clinicians who are not comfortable performing bronchoscopy while wearing the lightweight glove
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
RECRUITINGEdinburgh, EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
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