AI-Based Stool Image Analysis for Colorectal Neoplasia Risk Assessment (FECAL-AI)
2026年7月28日 更新者：Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Sur Oriente
FECAL-AI: Prospective Observational Validation of AI-Based Stool Image Analysis Against Quantitative Fecal Immunochemical Testing for Colorectal Neoplasia Risk Assessment
This prospective observational substudy evaluates the association between artificial intelligence-derived features from stool images analyzed using the FAEX Health digital platform and fecal immunochemical test results in adults undergoing colorectal cancer screening or diagnostic evaluation.
Participants will capture stool images using a mobile application.
The primary analysis will compare AI-derived image outputs with quantitative FIT values and FIT positivity.
Secondary exploratory analyses will assess associations with colonoscopy and histopathological findings when these results are available.
The platform will be used exclusively for research and will not provide diagnoses, replace clinical evaluation, or influence medical decisions.
研究概览
详细说明
This is a substudy of the project "Estrategia de prevención secundaria de cáncer colorrectal en personas mayores a 18 años." The substudy evaluates the FAEX Health digital platform, which applies artificial intelligence algorithms to stool images for non-diagnostic research and validation.
Participants will capture images of their stools using the FAEX Health mobile application. The images will be coded and analyzed using computational algorithms designed to identify visual characteristics such as color, consistency, and possible visible blood.
The primary objective is to evaluate the association and discriminatory performance of AI-derived stool image features for quantitative fecal immunochemical test results and FIT positivity. Secondary exploratory objectives are to assess associations between these image features and colonoscopic and histopathological findings among participants for whom these results are available.
The AI-derived results will not be returned to participants or treating clinicians and will not be used to determine whether colonoscopy or any other clinical procedure is performed. The findings may inform future studies evaluating stool image analysis as a potential triage strategy when FIT is unavailable or declined; however, the present study does not evaluate the platform as a replacement for FIT.
Personal identifiers will not be stored together with stool images. Access to coded study information will be restricted to authorized researchers, and study data will be managed according to applicable ethical, legal, and confidentiality requirements.
研究类型
观察性的
注册 (估计的)
250
联系人和位置
本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息，以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。
学习联系方式
- 姓名：Erik Manriquez Alegria, MD
- 电话号码：+56988232111
- 邮箱：erik.manriquez.alegria@gmail.com
研究联系人备份
- 姓名：Felipe Quezada Diaz, MD
- 电话号码：+56934651992
- 邮箱：ffquezad@gmail.com
学习地点
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Santiago Metropolitan
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Santiago、Santiago Metropolitan、智利、8207257
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- Hospital Sotero Del Rio
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接触：
- Erik Manriquez Alegria, MD
- 电话号码：+56988232111
- 邮箱：erik.manriquez.alegria@gmail.com
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接触：
- Felipe Quezada Diaz, MD
- 电话号码：+56934651992
- 邮箱：ffquezad@gmail.com
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参与标准
研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人，称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
- 成人
- 年长者
接受健康志愿者
不适用
取样方法
非概率样本
研究人群
Adults receiving care at Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río who are undergoing colorectal cancer screening or diagnostic evaluation and have a quantitative fecal immunochemical test planned or completed.
Eligible participants will prospectively submit stool images through the FAEX Health mobile application.
AI-derived image features will be compared primarily with matched quantitative FIT results and FIT positivity.
Colonoscopy and histopathology findings will be evaluated as secondary exploratory outcomes when available.
AI results will not be returned to participants or clinicians and will not influence clinical management.
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or older.
- Referred for screening or diagnostic colonoscopy at Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río.
- Quantitative fecal immunochemical testing planned or completed within 30 days before or after stool image submission.
- Able to submit at least one stool image using the FAEX Health mobile application, independently or with assistance.
- Able and willing to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent.
- Previous enrollment in the study.
- Unable to complete stool-image capture, even with assistance.
- Study images and clinical data cannot be reliably linked using the assigned study code.
学习计划
本节提供研究计划的详细信息，包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
队列和干预
团体/队列 |
干预/治疗 |
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Prospective Stool Image, FIT and Colonoscopy Cohort
Adults participating in colorectal cancer screening or diagnostic evaluation who submit stool images through the FAEX Health mobile application.
AI-derived stool image outputs will be compared primarily with quantitative fecal immunochemical test results and FIT positivity.
Colonoscopy and histopathology findings will be evaluated as secondary exploratory outcomes when available.
AI-derived results will not be returned to participants or clinicians and will not influence clinical decisions.
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Participants capture stool images using the FAEX Health mobile application.
Coded images are analyzed using artificial intelligence algorithms to derive visual features and a prespecified patient-level output or score.
The AI-derived output is used exclusively for research and is compared primarily with quantitative FIT results and FIT positivity, with secondary comparisons against colonoscopy and histopathology when available.
The output is not used to provide a diagnosis or guide clinical management.
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
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Correlation Between AI-Derived Stool Image Score and Quantitative FIT (faecal immunochemical test) Concentration
大体时间：Within 90 days of stool image submission
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Correlation coefficient between the prespecified patient-level AI-derived stool image score and quantitative fecal immunochemical test concentration among participants with analyzable matched data, reported with a 95% confidence interval.
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Within 90 days of stool image submission
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Area Under the ROC Curve for FIT Positivity
大体时间：Within 90 days of stool image submission
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Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the prespecified AI-derived stool image score for classifying participants as FIT positive or FIT negative according to the locally established FIT threshold, reported with a 95% confidence interval.
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Within 90 days of stool image submission
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Sensitivity and Specificity of the AI-Derived Stool Image Score for FIT Positivity/Negativity
大体时间：Within 90 days of stool image submission
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Sensitivity and Specificity of a prespecified AI-derived stool image score threshold for identifying participants with a positive/negative FIT result, reported as a percentage with a 95% confidence interval.
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Within 90 days of stool image submission
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Area Under the ROC Curve for Colonoscopy-Detected Colorectal Neoplasia
大体时间：Within 90 days of stool image submission
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Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the AI-derived stool image score for identifying colorectal neoplasia detected at colonoscopy, with histopathological confirmation when available.
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Within 90 days of stool image submission
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合作者和调查者
在这里您可以找到参与这项研究的人员和组织。
调查人员
- 首席研究员：Erik Manriquez Alegria, MD、Hospital Sotero Del Rio
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一般刊物
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研究主要日期
学习开始 (实际的)
2026年5月8日
初级完成 (估计的)
2026年12月1日
研究完成 (估计的)
2026年12月1日
研究注册日期
首次提交
2026年7月28日
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
2026年7月28日
首次发布 (实际的)
2026年7月31日
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
2026年7月31日
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
2026年7月28日
最后验证
2026年7月1日
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其他研究编号
- HSR-FAEX-CRC-FIT-2026
计划个人参与者数据 (IPD)
计划共享个人参与者数据 (IPD)？
不
IPD 计划说明
Individual participant data will not be made publicly available or routinely shared with external researchers.
The dataset includes coded clinical information and potentially sensitive stool images, and access is restricted by participant consent, ethics approval, applicable data-protection requirements, and the research data-sharing agreement between Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río and Faex Health.
Study findings will be reported in aggregate and de-identified form.
Any future external secondary use would require separate institutional, ethical, legal, and data-sharing approvals.
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