AI stethoscope boosts heart defect detection in kids
NCT ID NCT06791096
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed trial compared how well primary care doctors detect congenital heart disease in children using either their own listening skills or an AI-assisted stethoscope. The AI analyzes heart sounds in real time and gives an immediate result. The study enrolled 212 children and measured sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of both methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted electronic stethoscope
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could give primary care doctors a simple, accurate tool to screen for congenital heart disease in children, potentially catching cases earlier.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is completed but relatively small (212 participants) and was done in specialized hospitals, so results may not apply everywhere. AI may still miss some cases or give false alarms.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Qinghai Provincial Women and Children's Hospital
Qinghai, China
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Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, China
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