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RecruitingNCT05734820Updated Sep 28, 2023

Computer-aided Detection During Screening Colonoscopy

An interventional study of HD- colonoscopy and HD-colonoscopy assisted by AI in Colorectal Polyp, Colorectal Cancer and Colorectal Adenoma, sponsored by Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas. Recruiting at 1 site in Ecuador. Open to participants aged 45 Years to 89 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-28.

Sponsored by Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jun 2024, 2 years 5 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Registered 3 years after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2020, registered Feb 2023).
  • Started Jan 2020; still recruiting 6 years 10 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
312
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
45 Years to 89 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Nowadays, colonoscopy is considered the gold standard for the detection of lesions in the colorectal mucosa. However, around 25% of polyps may be missed during the conventional colonoscopy. Based on this, new technological tools aimed to improve the quality of the procedures, diminishing the technical and operator-related factors associated with the missed lesions. These tools use artificial intelligence (AI), a computer system able to perform human tasks after a previous training process from a large dataset. The DiscoveryTM AI-assisted polyp detector (Pentax Medical, Hoya Group, Tokyo, Japan) is a newly developed detection system based on AI. It was designed to alert and direct the attention to potential mucosal lesions. According to its remarkable features, it may increase the polyp and adenoma detection rates (PDR and ADR, respectively) and decrease the adenoma miss rate (AMR).

Based on the above, the investigators aim to assess the real-world effectiveness of the DiscoveryTM AI-assisted polyp detector system in clinical practice and compare the results between expert (seniors) and non-expert (juniors) endoscopists.

Read the detailed description

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is worldwide the second and third cancer-related cause of death in men and women, respectively. For the detection of lesions in the mucosa (premalignant and malignant), colonoscopy has been considered the gold standard. However, up to 25% of lesions can be missed during conventional colonoscopy. Some technical (i.e., bowel preparation) and operator-related (i.e., expertise, and fatigue) factors are related to these missing lesions.

During the rapid-growing technological era, new tools were launched to improve the quality and performance of colonoscopies. Through the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) an identification of a pattern can be achieved after a previous training from a large dataset of images. The DiscoveryTM AI-assisted polyp detector (Pentax Medical, Hoya Group, Tokyo, Japan), is a computer-assisted polyp/adenoma detection system based on AI. It detects classic adenomas and flat lesions, distinguished features like mucus cap or rim of debris with the advantage of a real-time and simultaneous multiple polyp detection. It was developed to minimize the missed lesions increasing as a result the polyp detection rate (PDR) and the adenoma detection rate (ADR).

Lately, published data evaluating the AI-assisted polyp detectors has demonstrate high sensitivity, specificity, and interobserver agreement. Due to the importance of CRC diagnosis and prompt treatment, and taking advantage of the newly introduced DiscoveryTM AI system, the investigators aim to assess the real-world effectiveness of this AI-assisted polyp detector system in clinical practice and compare the results between expert (seniors) and non-expert (juniors) endoscopists.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Polyp
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Colorectal Adenoma

Keywords

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Colonoscopy
  • colorectal cancer
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

6,541 studies on the registry are indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms; 1,667 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 312 is above the median of 76 across 4,800 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas is the lead sponsor of 39 studies on the registry; 10 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
45 Years to 89 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Adults ≥45 years old
  • Patients referred for screening colonoscopy
  • Adequate bowel preparation, Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) ≥8
  • Patients who authorized for endoscopic approach.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Any clinical condition which makes endoscopy inviable.
  • Patients with history of Colorectal Carcinoma.
  • Patients with history of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Inability to provide
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Single (Care provider)
Enrollment
312 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    HD-colonoscopy + AI-HD colonoscopy

    This group is comprised by patients \>45 years of age submitted for diagnostic colonoscopy. In the same session a HD-colonoscopy will be performed followed by an HD-colonoscopy with artificial intelligence assistance. The second procedure will be performed by an operator with the same-level-of -expertise in comparison to the initial procedure (expert or non-expert) and blinded to the results of the previous intervention.

    Diagnostic Test: HD- colonoscopy · Diagnostic Test: HD-colonoscopy assisted by AI

  • Experimental
    AI-HD colonoscopy + HD-colonoscopy

    This group is comprised by patients \>45 years of age submitted for diagnostic colonoscopy. In the same session a HD-colonoscopy assisted by artificial intelligence will be performed followed by an HD-colonoscopy alone.The second procedure will be performed by an operator with the same-level-of -expertise in comparison to the initial procedure (expert or non-expert) and blinded to the results of the previous intervention.

    Diagnostic Test: HD- colonoscopy · Diagnostic Test: HD-colonoscopy assisted by AI

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testHD- colonoscopy

    HD-colonoscopy performed by an expert or non-expert endoscopist. All lesions will be recorded, assessed, and removed for histological analysis.

  • Diagnostic testHD-colonoscopy assisted by AI

    HD-colonoscopy with AI-assisted polyp detector. New polyps detected by AI will be recorded, removed, and studied.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Adenoma detection rate (ADR)

    The ADR will be determined by every new colonoscopy (second intervention) with at least one adenoma, histologically proven/NBI NICE classification. Results will be compared between experts and non-experts endoscopists.

    Time frame: up to one month

  2. Polyp detection rate (PDR)

    The PDR will be determined by every new colonoscopy (second intervention) with at least one polyp. Results will be compared between experts and non-experts endoscopists.

    Time frame: up to two hours

  3. Diagnostic performance of AI-assisted polyp detector

    The diagnostic performance of the AI-assisted system will be assessed by sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) and observer agreement.

    Time frame: up to three years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Adenoma Miss Rate (AMR)

    The AMR will be determined by the total number of missed adenomas on initial examination. The diagnosis of adenoma will be made by NBI NICE classification or biopsy.

    Time frame: Up to one month

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas (IECED)
    Guayaquil, Guayas 090505, Ecuador
    Recruiting
    • Carlos Robles-Medranda, MD FASGE · Contactcarlosoakm@yahoo.es · +59342109180
    • Hannah Pitanga-Lukashok, MD · Sub investigator
    • Maria Egas-Izquierdo, MD · Sub investigator
    • Carlos Cifuentes-Gordillo, MD · Sub investigator
    • Miguel Puga-Tejada, MD · Sub investigator
    • Jorge Baquerizo-Burgos, MD · Sub investigator
    • Domenica Cunto, MD · Sub investigator
    • Martha Arevalo-Mora, MD · Sub investigator
    • Juan Alcivar-Vasquez, MD · Sub investigator
    • Raquel Del Valle, MD · Sub investigator
    • Haydee Alvarado-Escobar, MD · Sub investigator
    • Daniela Tabacelia, MD · Sub investigator
    • Carlos Robles-Medranda, MD FASGE · Principal investigator
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References and documents

Publications

  • Wang P, Berzin TM, Glissen Brown JR, Bharadwaj S, Becq A, Xiao X, Liu P, Li L, Song Y, Zhang D, Li Y, Xu G, Tu M, Liu X. Real-time automatic detection system increases colonoscopic polyp and adenoma detection rates: a prospective randomised controlled study. Gut. 2019 Oct;68(10):1813-1819. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317500. Epub 2019 Feb 27. PubMed 30814121 ↗
  • Corley DA, Jensen CD, Marks AR, Zhao WK, Lee JK, Doubeni CA, Zauber AG, de Boer J, Fireman BH, Schottinger JE, Quinn VP, Ghai NR, Levin TR, Quesenberry CP. Adenoma detection rate and risk of colorectal cancer and death. N Engl J Med. 2014 Apr 3;370(14):1298-306. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1309086. PubMed 24693890 ↗
  • Kroner PT, Engels MM, Glicksberg BS, Johnson KW, Mzaik O, van Hooft JE, Wallace MB, El-Serag HB, Krittanawong C. Artificial intelligence in gastroenterology: A state-of-the-art review. World J Gastroenterol. 2021 Oct 28;27(40):6794-6824. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i40.6794. PubMed 34790008 ↗
  • Parsa N, Byrne MF. Artificial intelligence for identification and characterization of colonic polyps. Ther Adv Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 Jun 29;14:26317745211014698. doi: 10.1177/26317745211014698. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec. PubMed 34263163 ↗
  • Gong D, Wu L, Zhang J, Mu G, Shen L, Liu J, Wang Z, Zhou W, An P, Huang X, Jiang X, Li Y, Wan X, Hu S, Chen Y, Hu X, Xu Y, Zhu X, Li S, Yao L, He X, Chen D, Huang L, Wei X, Wang X, Yu H. Detection of colorectal adenomas with a real-time computer-aided system (ENDOANGEL): a randomised controlled study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Apr;5(4):352-361. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30413-3. Epub 2020 Jan 22. Erratum In: Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Apr;5(4):e3. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30050-9. PubMed 31981518 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jan 2020 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2024, 53 months after the start.

Of 898 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Colorectal Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 32 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 62. This study's planned 53 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 955 studies reached it within 32 months; a quarter within 14 and three quarters within 60.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Feb 9, 2023
First posted
Feb 21, 2023
StartActual
Jan 11, 2020
Primary completionEst.
Jun 11, 2024
CompletionEst.
Sep 1, 2024
Last update
Sep 28, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 28, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05734820
Lead sponsor
Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas
Responsible party
Carlos Robles-Medranda (Head of the Endoscopy Division, Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 21, 2023
Start date
Jan 11, 2020
Primary completion
Jun 11, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 1, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 28, 2023

Study contacts

Carlos Robles-Medranda, MD FASGE
Contact
carlosoakm@yahoo.es
+59342109180
Carlos Robles-Medranda, MD FASGE
principal investigator · Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas (IECED)

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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