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Detecting diabetes through smartphone eye photography and use of computer software / artificial intelligence and detecting eye damage

Artificial intelligence-enabled mobile-based fundus imaging for diabetes screening

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/03/106666
Enrollment
2056
Registered
2026-03-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil Intervention4: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Emory University, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults above 18 years, without and with type 2 diabetes willing to provide informed consent and undergo blood tests and smartphone retinal photography

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Individuals with other types of diabetes, such as type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes 2. Individuals with media opacities for whom retinal photography is not possible

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Development of an artificial intelligence (AI) software that can detect type 2 diabetes through retinal color photographyTimepoint: end of 1st year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Usability of the novel AI tool with retinal imaging for screening of type 2 diabetesTimepoint: by end of 2nd year;Comparing the diagnostic yield of T2D of AI-enabled smartphone-based fundus imaging compared to conventional, standard of care screening for type 2 diabetes in IndiaTimepoint: year 3 & 4;Evaluate, using mixed methods, the feasibility, scalability, & costing of AI-enabled smartphone-based fundus imaging compared with conventional type 2 diabetes screening in community outreach centersTimepoint: year 4

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr R Rajalakshmi

Madras Diabetes Research Foundation

drraj@drmohans.com9840939014

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026