AI reads heart scans to help surgeons fix leaky valves
NCT ID NCT07384871
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) system to automatically analyze 3D ultrasound images of the heart in people with mitral valve prolapse, a condition where a heart valve doesn't close properly. The AI will measure the valve's shape and movement, and create computer models to simulate surgical repair. Researchers aim to improve how surgeons plan and perform these operations. The study involves 150 adults scheduled for mitral valve surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better surgical planning and outcomes for people with mitral valve prolapse by providing detailed, automated analysis of heart valve structure and function.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study focused on developing and testing a new analysis method, not a treatment. The AI tool may not work well in all patients or may not improve surgical results.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
Who is studied
The study will focus on patients referred to IRCCS Policlinico San Donato for surgical MVP repair. The study will exploit the standard clinical imaging required during MVP surgical repair and will have no impact on the clinical procedure. No variation in prophylaxis or follow-up is expected compared to those of practice as suggested by the international guideline. Hence, there are no physical, psychological, and social risks and/or direct benefits associated with the activities carried out during the study.
- 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: * Adult patients (age \> 18 years old); * Documented symptomatic degenerative MR with indication to MVP surgical repair, following the Heart Team decision; * Periprocedural transesophageal 3DRTE of the MV apparatus, which is clinical standard modality for morphological assessment and guidance during MVP surgical repair; * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Inadequate quality of 3DRTE imaging, e.g., due to inadequate patient-specific acoustic window; * 3DRTE imaging with a temporal resolution of \< 20 Hz; * Patient treated through prosthetic MV replacement.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
RECRUITINGSan Donato Milanese, 20097, Italy
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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- Heart MRI may outshine ultrasound for valve surgery timing
- Heart monitoring breakthrough: 14 days vs. 24 hours for MVP patients