New light on colon polyps: can special imaging boost detection?
NCT ID NCT07127471
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study compares two methods for finding precancerous colon polyps during colonoscopy. Both methods use water instead of air to inflate the colon and an AI system to spot polyps. One group also uses a special light filter called linked-color imaging. The goal is to see if the extra imaging helps find more of the tricky, flat polyps that can turn into cancer. About 1090 adults aged 40-80 will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Linked-color imaging (LCI) and computer-aided detection (CADe) system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve detection of hard-to-see precancerous polyps during colonoscopy, potentially reducing colon cancer risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a device comparison study, not a treatment trial. The improvement may be small or not clinically meaningful, and results may not apply to all colonoscopy settings.
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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 1,090 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- 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: * Male and female patients aged 40-80 years scheduled for average-risk screening colonoscopy, post-polypectomy surveillance, diagnosis for gastrointestinal symptoms (including unexplained iron deficiency anemia and clinically significant diarrhea of unexplained origin), or referred for colonoscopy owing to a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) or guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) result. Exclusion Criteria: * familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary non-polyposis CRC syndrome * personal history of serrated polyposis syndrome * personal history of CRC * history of inflammatory bowel disease * previous colonic resection * overt gastrointestinal bleeding * emergency colonoscopy or inpatients * planned EMR or ESD of large polyps * colon stricture or obstruction * contraindications to colonoscopy (eg, acute diverticulitis or toxic megacolon) * antithrombotic therapy precluding complete polyp resection * American Society of Anesthesiology classification of physical status \>3 * pregnant women or women planning pregnancy * refusal to provide a written informed consent
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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 in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Evergreen General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaoyuan, 320, Taiwan
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King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Ospedale Valduce
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGComo, 22100, Italy
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University of Montreal Medical Center (CHUM)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada
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