IBS diagnosis using a deep learning microscope
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study uses a special microscope (pCLE) to look at the lining of the gut in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and healthy volunteers. The goal is to build a computer program that can learn to diagnose IBS from these images, which could lead to faster and more accurate diagnosis.
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Who can take part
- You have a diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) using the Rome IV criteria, or you are a healthy volunteer without gut symptoms.
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You are willing to undergo a probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) – a special microscope that looks at the lining of your gut.
- You have normal blood clotting and can safely have a biopsy (tissue sample) taken.
- You are not allergic to fluorescein sodium dye, do not have severe heart/lung/kidney disease, and have not taken certain anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics in the past year.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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