AI eye scans could help underserved youth with diabetes avoid vision loss
NCT ID NCT05463289
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether using an AI-driven retinal camera during regular diabetes checkups can increase the number of young people screened for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness. Researchers will enroll 500 youth with type 1, type 2, or cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, focusing on underserved groups. The goal is to see if this point-of-care approach is accurate and helps close racial gaps in screening rates.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- IDx-DR autonomous AI software for diabetic retinopathy screening
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make diabetic retinopathy screening faster and more accessible for young people with diabetes, especially those in underserved communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage implementation study, not a treatment trial. The AI's accuracy in youth is still being tested, and it may not work as well as in adults.
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Study facts
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- 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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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8 to 21 years
- 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: Meets American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria for diabetic retinopathy screening: * Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes for ≥3 years, and age 11 or in puberty * Diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes Enriched cohort: * Patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, * 8-21 years of age with known diabetic retinopathy (true positives). * No time limit on last diabetic eye exam. Exclusion Criteria: * Known diabetic eye exam in the last 12 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Pediatric Diabetes Center
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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