Smartwatch study aims to keep heart failure patients out of the hospital
NCT ID NCT07375251
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a smartwatch-based monitoring system can help prevent sudden worsening of heart failure. Researchers will enroll 250 adults with stable heart failure and use wearable data to predict and avoid hospitalizations. The goal is to catch problems early and reduce emergency visits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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.
Who is studied
Patients followed in the heart failure outpatient clinic or previously hospitalized in hospital wards (e.g., cardiology, cardiac surgery, or internal medicine).
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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 Age ≥ 18 years Diagnosis of stable heart failure Cognitively able to participate in the study No significant hearing impairment No significant visual impairment Sufficient ability to read and write in Italian Ownership of a smartphone with internet access Exclusion Criteria Not fully compensated heart failure Lack of a smartphone with internet access
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AOU Sassari
Sassari, SS, 07100, Italy
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