AI tool aims to take the guesswork out of heart failure emergency care

NCT ID NCT06065761

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Kaiser Permanente Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a machine-learning tool built into electronic health records to help emergency doctors quickly assess risk in adults with acute heart failure. The tool predicts which patients are at high risk of complications and likely need hospital admission, and which low-risk patients can be safely sent home. Researchers will compare how often doctors' decisions match the tool's risk assessment, and track deaths and serious events. The goal is to improve personalized, real-time decision-making in busy emergency departments.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

machine-learning risk prediction tool

What this could lead to

If successful, this tool could help emergency doctors make faster, more accurate decisions about whether heart failure patients need to be admitted or can be safely discharged.

What could go wrong

The tool is based on a computer model, which may not work perfectly for every patient. It is being tested in one healthcare system, so results may not apply everywhere.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Emergencies heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Kaiser Permanente Antioch Emergency Department

    Antioch, California, 94531, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Fremont Emergency Department

    Fremont, California, 94538, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center

    Fresno, California, 93720, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center

    Manteca, California, 95337, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center

    Modesto, California, 95356, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland Emergency Department

    Oakland, California, 94611, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Emergency Department

    Redwood City, California, 94063, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Richmond Emergency Department

    Richmond, California, 94801, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Roseville Emergency Department

    Roseville, California, 95661, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Emergency Department

    Sacramento, California, 95825, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Emergency Department

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente San Jose Emergency Department

    San Jose, California, 95119, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Emergency Department

    San Leandro, California, 94577, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Emergency Department

    San Rafael, California, 94903, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Emergency Department

    Santa Clara, California, 95051, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Emergency Department

    Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Emergency Department

    Sacramento, California, 95823, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Emergency Department

    South San Francisco, California, 94080, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center

    Vacaville, California, 95688, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center

    Vallejo, California, 94589, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center

    Walnut Creek, California, 94596, United States