AI takes on sonographers: a 4,000-Patient trial to sharpen heart imaging
NCT ID NCT05791227
First seen Jul 22, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether an artificial intelligence tool can improve the accuracy and speed of measuring heart wall thickness on echocardiograms compared to standard sonographer measurements. About 4,000 adults receiving a transthoracic echocardiogram will have their images assessed by both AI and a sonographer, with results checked against a cardiologist's final reading. The goal is to see if AI reduces measurement errors and saves time in diagnosing conditions like heart failure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-guided echocardiogram measurement vs standard sonographer measurement
- What this could lead to
- If AI proves more accurate, it could speed up heart failure diagnosis and reduce measurement errors.
- What could go wrong
- The AI may not outperform trained sonographers in real-world settings, and the trial focuses only on one type of heart measurement.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Sonographers and cardiologists at CSMC Echocardiography Lab * All transthoracic echocardiogram studies performed in the CSMC echocardiogram lab Exclusion Criteria: * transthoracic echocardiogram studies not able to be measured by sonographers in run in period
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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