AI could sharpen IBD diagnosis by analyzing scans and videos
NCT ID NCT05000242
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 200 people with known or suspected inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Researchers will use computers to analyze standard medical images and videos from endoscopies, biopsies, and scans. The goal is to create automated metrics that might help doctors assess IBD more consistently and accurately in the future.
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 more accurate and automated ways to assess inflammatory bowel disease using existing medical images and videos.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a treatment. The computer metrics may not prove better than human assessment, and results may not change clinical practice soon.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This research aims to develop digital tools specifically to aid patients with: 1. Left sided, extensive or Pan-colonic Ulcerative colitis, undergoing flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy 2. PaIleocolonic or colonic Crohn's disease undergoing flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy 3. Post-operative Crohn's disease undergoing colonoscopic assessment of surgical anastomosis 4. Ileal Crohn's disease undertaking or having previously undertaken small bowel CT or MRI 5. Crohn's disease with perianal disease undergoing or having previously undertaking pelvic MRI 6. A previous admission for acute severe ulcerative colitis
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Male or female aged 16 or over * Patients with known or suspected Inflammatory Bowel Disease scheduled to undergo clinical, endoscopic or radiological assessment * Patients with known Inflammatory Bowel Disease under ongoing clinical monitoring, who have previously undergone clinical, endoscopic or radiological assessments. * Participant willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Participant who is, or suspects that they are, pregnant at the time of assessment * Any other cause, including significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the participant at risk because of participation in the study, or may influence the participant's ability to participate in the study
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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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West Hertfordhsire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0HB, United Kingdom
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