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.

HEART FAILURE

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

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