AI timing trick could sharpen colonoscopy diagnoses
NCT ID NCT07158203
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether showing AI suggestions a few seconds later helps doctors make better decisions when diagnosing small colon polyps. Seventy endoscopists will watch 100 polyp videos, with some seeing AI advice right away and others seeing it after a delay. The goal is to see if the delay improves accuracy and how much doctors rely on the AI.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CADx device (GI Genius) and behavioral intervention (delayed AI suggestion)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a better way for doctors to use AI during colonoscopies, potentially improving polyp diagnosis and reducing unnecessary procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study using videos, not real patients. The results may not translate to actual clinical practice, and the benefit of delaying AI suggestions is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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.
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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.
Endoscopists who meet the following inclusion/exclusion criteria Inclusion criteria * Endoscopists experienced with more than 100 colonoscopies. Exclusion criteria * Endoscopists who are involved in the development of the protocol of the present study. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study videos. Inclusion criteria. * Videos with a duration of 15 seconds including both WL and NBI. * Videos with diminutive polyps with confirmed pathology. Exclusion criteria. * Videos with no clear image of the polyps. * Videos with more than one polyp on-screen. * Inflammatory bowel disease * Polyposis * Hereditary colorectal disease * Videos which CADx cannot provide sufficient number of outputs.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinical Effectiveness Research Group
Oslo, Oslo, 0424, Norway
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Research Group in Gastrointestinal Oncology Ourense
Ourense, Ourense, 32005, Spain
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