Heart failure wearable trial fizzles: only 15 enrolled before shutdown
NCT ID NCT05988749
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a wearable device and digital care plan from the American Heart Association could help people with systolic heart failure. Participants wore the device for 90 days while their care team monitored their data. The trial was terminated early and only enrolled 15 out of a planned 150 participants, so we cannot draw firm conclusions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Biofourmis Digital Platform with AHA Heart Failure CarePlans
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help doctors better manage heart failure patients remotely, potentially reducing hospital stays and improving medication use.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early and enrolled only 15 people, so results are very limited. It is unclear if the intervention works or is practical for wider use.
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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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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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: * ≥18-year-old adults with a clinical diagnosis of heart failure AND a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40% by transthoracic echocardiogram or cardiac MRI within 12 months prior to enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are pregnant. * Patients who do not have a smartphone or access to the Internet * Prisoners or refugees. * Patients who are homeless or have unstable housing. * Unable or unwilling to consent or use study related materials. * On-going cocaine, methamphetamine, opioid, alcohol, or other illicit substance abuse as determined by the study PI. * Not fluent in English or Spanish. * Students or trainees at UT-Southwestern or Parkland Health System. * Enrolled or considering hospice. * Recent or home inotropic therapy, or heart transplant evaluation. * Survival anticipated \<6 months. * End-stage renal disease, receiving dialysis or eGFR ≤30 mL/min/1.73m2 * Non-Texas resident
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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