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NCT07708207Active, not recruiting

Development and Validation of an AI Foundation Model for Frozen-Section Pathology

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This multicenter observational study aims to develop and validate an artificial intelligence foundation model for frozen-section pathology. The study includes a retrospective phase and a prospective validation phase. Retrospective frozen-section pathology data will be used for model development, internal validation, and external validation. A prospective multicenter cohort of patients undergoing intraoperative frozen-section examination will then be enrolled to evaluate the model in a real-world clinical setting. The model will analyze digitized frozen-section whole-slide images and will be evaluated for prespecified frozen-section pathology diagnostic tasks across multiple organ systems. Its performance will be assessed using pathological reference standards. The primary outcome is the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. Secondary outcomes include accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. This study is observational and will not require research-mandated changes to routine clinical care.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
33000 (estimated)
First submitted
12 Jul 2026
Start date
27 Apr 2026
Primary completion date
1 Oct 2026
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
NCT number
NCT07708207

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 33000
  • From 27 Apr 2026 to the primary completion date, 1 Oct 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other

  • Frozen-section whole-slide images with inadequate quality for evaluation, including substantial blur, ghosting, severe artifacts, or insufficient diagnostic tissue.
  • Missing or indeterminate key clinical, intraoperative pathology, or pathological reference data required for the prespecified study task.
  • Withdrawal of informed consent in the prospective validation cohort, where applicable.

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients undergoing surgery with intraoperative frozen-section pathological examination.
  • Availability of complete clinical information and intraoperative frozen-section pathology records.
  • Availability of digitized frozen-section whole-slide images suitable for artificial intelligence analysis.

Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong
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GuangzhouChinaUnknown status

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