Artificial Intelligence-assisted Colonoscopy on Detection of Missed Proximal Lesions
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04294355 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 4, 2020
Last Update Posted : April 21, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Colon Adenoma Colon Polyp | Device: Artificial intelligence-Assisted colonoscopy Procedure: Conventional colonoscopy | Not Applicable |
Centers
- Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China (Co-ordinating Center)
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association, Hanoi, Vietnam
Study population
Inclusion:
All adult patients, aged 40 or above, undergoing outpatient colonoscopy in the participating centers will be recruited.
Exclusion:
- history of inflammatory bowel disease
- history of colorectal cancer
- previous bowel resection (apart from appendectomy)
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis or other polyposis syndromes
- bleeding tendency or severe comorbid illnesses for which polypectomy is considered unsafe.
Post-randomization exclusion:
- Cecum could not be intubated for various reasons
- Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) score of the proximal colon is <2
Study design This is a prospective randomized trial comparing the miss rates of proximal colonic lesions by AI assisted colonoscopy or conventional colonoscopy (Fig. 1). The study will be conducted in the Endoscopy Centre of the participating hospitals.
Randomization Eligible patients in each center will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to undergo tandem colonoscopy of the proximal colon first with AI-assistance and follow by conventional white light colonoscopy (Group 1) or conventional white light colonoscopy without AI assistance follow by conventional colonoscopy (Group 2). Proximal colon refers to colonic segment proximal to the splenic flexure. Randomization will be conducted in blocks of 4 by computer generated random sequences and stratified according to indications of colonoscopy (symptomatic vs screening/surveillance). Patients will be blinded to the group assignment.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 216 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Prospective randomized design |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Artificial Intelligence-assisted Colonoscopy Versus Conventional Colonoscopy for Missed Lesions in the Proximal Colon: A Prospective Multi-center Randomized Study in Asia |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 1, 2021 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 31, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 15, 2022 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Artificial intelligence-Assisted colonoscopy
Tandem colonoscopy of proximal colon assisted with artificial intelligence followed by conventional colonoscopy
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Device: Artificial intelligence-Assisted colonoscopy
Artificial intelligence-Assisted colonoscopy for detection of colonic polyp Procedure: Conventional colonoscopy Conventional colonoscopy |
Active Comparator: Conventional colonoscopy
Tandem conventional colonoscopy of proximal colon followed by usual conventional colonoscopy
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Procedure: Conventional colonoscopy
Conventional colonoscopy |
- Proximal adenoma missed rate [ Time Frame: One day ]The proportion of patients with missed adenomas detected in the second examination only
- Proximal polyp missed rate [ Time Frame: One day ]The proportion of patients with missed adenomas detected in the second examination only
- Proximal adenoma detection rate [ Time Frame: One day ]The proportion of patients with at least one adenoma
- Proximal polyp detection [ Time Frame: One day ]The proportion of patients with at least one polyp

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- All adult patients, aged 40 or above, undergoing outpatient colonoscopy in the participating centers will be recruited
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of inflammatory bowel disease
- history of colorectal cancer
- previous bowel resection (apart from appendectomy)
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis or other polyposis syndromes
- bleeding tendency or severe comorbid illnesses for which polypectomy is considered unsafe.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04294355
China | |
Queen Mary Hospital | |
Hong Kong, China | |
Singapore | |
Tan Tock Seng Hospital | |
Singapore, Singapore | |
Vietnam | |
Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology | |
Hanoi, Vietnam, 0 |
Principal Investigator: | Ka Luen, Thomas Lui, MBBS | Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong | |
Study Director: | Wai Keung Leung, MD | Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong |
Responsible Party: | The University of Hong Kong |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04294355 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UW 19-713 |
First Posted: | March 4, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 21, 2022 |
Last Verified: | April 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Colonoscopy Artificial intelligence |
Adenoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms |