AI-Powered stethoscope could spot hidden heart trouble in minutes
NCT ID NCT07270692
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study is testing whether an artificial intelligence program can detect low heart function (ejection fraction ≤40%) using heart sounds and a 3-lead ECG recorded with a digital stethoscope. Researchers will collect recordings from 500 adults who have recently had an echocardiogram. The goal is to train the AI to identify people with reduced heart function, which could lead to faster and easier screening in the future.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Eko CORE 500 digital stethoscope and 3M Littmann CORE Digital Stethoscope
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, quick way to screen for low heart function using a stethoscope and AI, potentially catching heart problems earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study to train an algorithm, not a treatment trial. The AI may not be accurate enough in real-world settings or across different groups.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 employ an all-comers strategy, indicating that virtually any patient who receives a standard-of-care echocardiogram may participate. The echocardiogram must be within 7 days of the CORE 500 measurements to ensure that the measured ejection fraction is contemporaneous with the heart sounds and 3-lead ECG. This will include both healthy patients and patients with low EF.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years and older * Able and willing to provide informed consent * Complete a clinical echocardiogram within 7 days before or after study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent * Patients who are hospitalized
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Low ejection fraction are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
P. D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre
RECRUITINGMumbai, Maharashtra, 400016, India
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.