Artificial intelligence spots hidden liver scarring from simple blood tests
NCT ID NCT07675525
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a computer program called NIMIT-AI that analyzes routine blood test results over multiple doctor visits to detect liver scarring in people with fatty liver disease (MASLD). Unlike the current standard method (FIB-4), which often misses cases and fails with incomplete data, NIMIT-AI uses deep learning to spot patterns suggesting fibrosis. The tool was developed using health records from 969 patients at a Thai hospital and showed better accuracy than FIB-4, even when some lab results were missing. No extra tests or procedures were required from patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NIMIT-AI (artificial intelligence diagnostic model)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors catch liver scarring earlier in fatty liver disease patients, potentially preventing progression to severe liver damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study using data from one hospital in Thailand, so results may not apply to other populations. The AI needs prospective validation before clinical use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,351 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- 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
Adults with confirmed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) receiving outpatient hepatology care at Siriraj Hospital, a 2,500-bed tertiary academic medical centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The population reflects a high metabolic comorbidity burden typical of urban Thai patients, with elevated rates of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiometabolic multimorbidity.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age ≥18 years at index visit * Confirmed MASLD diagnosis per Delphi consensus criteria * At least one outpatient visit with concurrent laboratory data and FibroScan liver stiffness measurement within observation window (2018-2022) * Receiving care at Division of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University Exclusion Criteria: * Alternative chronic liver disease aetiology (autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, Wilson's disease, haemochromatosis) * Chronic viral hepatitis (hepatitis B or C surface antigen positivity) * Prior liver transplantation * Active extrahepatic malignancy at baseline * Insufficient longitudinal data for outcome ascertainment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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