Can a glimpse of the eye reveal What's happening in the lungs?
NCT ID NCT05847894
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is exploring whether artificial intelligence can analyze eye images to help diagnose lung diseases. Researchers will collect eye and lung examination data from 10,000 people with and without pulmonary conditions. By comparing the two, they aim to see if eye scans could serve as a new, non-invasive screening tool for early detection and better understanding of lung disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ophthalmic examination combined with artificial intelligence analysis
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a non-invasive, quick eye scan that helps detect lung diseases early, potentially improving outcomes through earlier intervention.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is exploratory and relies on AI accuracy, which may not be sufficient for clinical use. Eye-based diagnosis is an emerging field, and results may not generalize to all populations or disease types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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May 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
The study population was recruited from people who visited the cooperative medical unit for lung screening, and from people who were recruited through publicity at the unit and in the community.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Those aged ≥18 years; or those aged \<18 years who can cooperate with the relevant examination and are accompanied and informed by a guardian; * People with respiratory-related diseases who were to undergo pulmonary examination, or those who volunteered to participate in the trial through publicity recruitment; * expected survival time of 3 months or more; * Those with no previous serious underlying disease and no history of serious eye disease; * Those who can cooperate with ophthalmologic and pulmonary-related examinations and have regular follow-up examinations; * Those who gave informed consent to the study prior to the trial and voluntarily signed the informed consent form; * Other conditions that can be included in the study as judged by the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are unable to complete ophthalmology or pulmonary-related examinations and regular follow-ups due to serious diseases, trauma or surgery (serious ophthalmology diseases such as extremely poor vision that cannot be fixed, ocular atrophy, severe refractive interstitial clouding that prevents fundus photography, etc.); * People with poor compliance due to various reasons such as alcohol or drug dependence, or mental disorders; * Those without informed consent; * Other conditions judged by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in the trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Guangzhou Kindness Health Care Center (Guangzhou Jiubang Shanxin Clinic Ltd)
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Shenzhen Third People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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