Smartwatches may help heart patients avoid hospital readmission
NCT ID NCT07687862
First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether wearable devices like smartwatches and ECG straps can help doctors remotely manage patients with both heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Participants use the devices to send real-time health data to their care team, who adjust medications and treatments accordingly. The goal is to see if this approach reduces the risk of death or repeat hospital stays compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- wearable device-based remote management (smartwatch/ECG strap)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide a new way to monitor and treat heart failure and atrial fibrillation at home, potentially reducing hospital visits and improving survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single trial; results may not apply to all patients. Wearable data may not always be accurate, and remote management might not replace in-person care for everyone.
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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 818 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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 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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years; 2. Subjects diagnosed with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) : 1)Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), defined as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 40%; 2)New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II-IV; 3)NT-proBNP \> 2500 pg/mL or BNP \> 600 pg/mL 3. Atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosed during hospitalization (documented AF episode lasting \> 30 seconds on electrocardiogram \[ECG\] within the past 12 months) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Intolerance to heart failure pharmacotherapy; 2. Severe anemia or untreated thyroid disease; 3. ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction within 3 months; 4. Known complex congenital heart disease; infiltrative cardiomyopathy (such as cardiac amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, lymphoma, or endomyocardial fibrosis); myocarditis; constrictive pericarditis; cardiac tamponade; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; stress cardiomyopathy; or uncorrected primary valvular heart disease requiring surgical interventions; 5. Prior major cardiac surgery or mechanical circulatory support, or planned within 6 months, including coronary artery bypass grafting, cardiac valve repair or replacement, ventricular assist device or mechanical circulatory support device implantation, and heart transplantation; 6. Existing pacemaker or planned pacemaker implantation; 7. Contraindications to wearing a smartwatch (such as limb disability or known allergy to rubber/metal materials); 8. Inability to access the Internet or lack of proficiency in operating smart devices.
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Conditions
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