Snap and speak: new study tests voice and face screening for allergies
NCT ID NCT06474923
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested whether facial images and voice recordings can help screen for allergic rhinitis (hay fever). Researchers collected photos and voice samples from 1500 people with chronic rhinitis, then compared them to standard allergy tests. The goal was to build a prediction model that could identify allergic rhinitis without invasive procedures.
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 a quick, non-invasive screening tool for allergic rhinitis using just a photo and voice recording.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational study, so it shows feasibility but not proof of effectiveness in real-world settings. The model may not work well outside the study population.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jun 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
Initial clinical diagnosis of chronic rhinitis, able to perform a basic examination, cooperate with face photography and voice capture
- Ages
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8 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Subjects understood the purpose and procedure of the trial and signed an informed consent form, and voluntarily participated in this study; 2. Subjects were initially clinically diagnosed with chronic rhinitis; 3. Subjects were aged 8-80 years old, limited to Chinese nationality, and were able to perform basic examinations and cooperate with face photography and voice collection. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Those who received systemic immunotherapy, used systemic or local glucocorticoids as well as leukotriene receptor antagonists within one month; 2. Those who suffer from immune system diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergic diseases or allergies and have a history of food allergy; 3. Other serious systemic diseases, such as active tuberculosis, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, arthritis, nephritis, hypertension, psychosis, dermatitis, epilepsy and so on; 4. Women during lactation and pregnancy; 5. History of upper respiratory tract infection or more serious infectious diseases within three months; 6. Those who are currently participating in another clinical study or have participated in another clinical study within 90 days; 7. Other patients who, in the judgment of the clinician, are not suitable for inclusion 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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Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Vice Director Department of ENT Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Affiliation: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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