AI-Powered smartwatches hunt for stealthy heart condition in stroke survivors
NCT ID NCT07540065
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using artificial intelligence (AI) along with a smartwatch and a heart monitor patch can find a hidden heart rhythm problem called atrial fibrillation (AF) in people who have had a stroke. AF can cause strokes, but it often comes and goes without symptoms. The trial will compare this AI-assisted approach to standard follow-up care in 400 stroke patients. If it works, it could help doctors start blood-thinning medicine sooner to prevent another stroke.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-guided workflow with smartwatch and ECG patch
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make it easier to detect hidden heart rhythm problems after a stroke, helping doctors start blood thinners earlier to prevent another stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This trial hasn't started yet, and it's testing a new way of using existing devices. The AI may not improve detection rates as hoped, and the smartwatch or patch might be uncomfortable or unreliable for some patients.
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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 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 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.
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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. 18 years or older who are acutely hospitalized due to ischemic stroke; 2. A 12-lead electrocardiogram upon admission showing sinus rhythm; Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous diagnosis of atrial fibrillation or flutter; 2. Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation during hospitalization; 3. Pre-existing cardiac implantable electronic device (IVD); 4. Expected inability to attend regular outpatient follow-ups after discharge, or to undergo multiple 14-day ECG recordings; 5. Requires long-term anticoagulant use for other reasons, including but not limited to chronic pulmonary embolism; 6. Known contraindications to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants due to comorbidities, including but not limited to end-stage renal disease, severe mitral stenosis due to rheumatic heart disease, or metallic heart valves; 7. Unwilling to sign a participant consent form.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospita
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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