AI magic: can doctors spot fake colonoscopy images?
NCT ID NCT06553326
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested an AI system called EndoStyle that can change the style of colonoscopy images to look like they came from different video processors. 40 doctors with colonoscopy experience were shown sequences of real and AI-transformed images to see if they could tell the difference. The goal is to help AI training work across different hospital equipment, potentially improving colon cancer detection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EndoStyle device (AI image style transfer software)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help train AI systems to work with different types of endoscopy equipment, potentially improving colon cancer detection across hospitals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed survey with only 40 physicians, testing whether they can tell AI-transformed images from real ones. It does not directly test cancer detection or patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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 participants to the survey will be physicians with experience in colonoscopy.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Physicians with experience in colonoscopy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Clinic of Würzburg
Würzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany
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