AI System for Detection and Characterization of Chronic Enteropathies

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA

About this trial

Coeliac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy leading to small intestinal mucosal atrophy. Diagnosis relies on serology and duodenal biopsies, but it can be complicated by patchy lesions and differential diagnosis with Non-Celiac Enteropathies (NCEs). This multicenter observational study aims to develop and validate an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system to detect and characterize small bowel mucosal atrophy and other pathological findings using endoscopic imaging. The study involves a retrospective phase for training the AI model and a prospective phase to validate its diagnostic accuracy compared to standard human assessment.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult patients (age ≥18 years).

Patients undergoing endoscopic investigation of the small bowel (endoscopy or capsule endoscopy)

Disqualifiers

Inability to provide informed consent.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

380 Participants
are grouped into 3 trial groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA

Lead sponsor

Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Collaborator

Valduce Hospital

Collaborator

Azienda Ospedale Università Padova, Padova

Collaborator

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

Collaborator

ASST Cremona, Cremona

Collaborator

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Collaborator

Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia

Collaborator

Asst Degli Spedali Civili Di Brescia

Collaborator

IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano

Collaborator

Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) di Pavia

Collaborator

Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale della Romagna

Collaborator

ASST Lecco, Lecco

Collaborator

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policinico, Milano

Collaborator

Academic Unit of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK

Collaborator