AI could help family doctors catch hidden heart disease
NCT ID NCT06637293
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an AI platform called DeepECG can help family doctors and nurse practitioners better detect structural heart disease from electrocardiograms. The trial will involve 2,000 patients and use a stepped-wedge design where clinics gradually switch on the AI. The main goal is to see if AI assistance improves the accuracy of referrals to cardiology.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DeepECG platform (AI software for ECG analysis)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help family doctors more accurately identify patients who need heart specialist care, reducing missed diagnoses.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study testing AI in a controlled setting; real-world performance may vary, and the AI might not improve outcomes for all 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 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Family Physicians or Nurse Practitioners Family physicians or nurse practitioners (NPs) practicing in one of the participating FMGs. Family physicians who have given their free and informed consent. Patients Adult patients (18 years or older). Patients without follow-up in cardiology or internal medicine for cardiovascular issues (arrhythmia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease) or those who had a negative investigation in the past with no additional follow-up. ECG Any 12-lead ECG performed with the MUSE GE 360 machine. ECG of adequate technical quality for interpretation (otherwise, it will be automatically rejected by the platform). \- Exclusion Criteria: * Family Physicians or Nurse Practitioners Family physicians practicing exclusively in pediatrics (patients under 18 years old). Family physicians unable to follow the project guidelines.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal, Quebec, H1T1C8, Canada
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