AI-Powered ECG reading aims to catch heart failure sooner
NCT ID NCT07113223
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence system called Willem™ can help primary care doctors detect heart failure more accurately by analyzing electrocardiograms (ECGs). About 1,968 adults with suspected heart failure or high cardiovascular risk will be randomly assigned to get either AI-assisted or standard ECG interpretation. The goal is to see if AI improves diagnosis and reduces unnecessary tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Willem™ platform (AI-assisted ECG analysis device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make heart failure detection faster and more accurate in primary care, potentially leading to earlier treatment and better patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pragmatic trial, but AI tools may not work equally well in all settings or populations. The study is still recruiting, and results are not yet available.
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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 1,968 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
- Ages
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65 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: * Patients with Suspected HF (Group S): * Able to understand and accept the study constraints and to provide informed consent (either themselves or a legal representative). * Age over 65 years (i.e., 65 included). * Presence of symptoms and/or signs typical of Heart Failure (defined by the European Society of Cardiology, ESC), including breathlessness (during activity or at rest, lying down, waking up at night needing to catch their breath), fatigue, swollen ankles/legs, and/or palpitations. * Patients at Risk of Heart Failure due to the presence of cardiovascular (Group R): * Able to understand and accept the study constraints and to provide informed consent (either themselves or a legal representative). * Age over 65 years (i.e., 65 included). * Absence of symptoms and/or signs typical of Heart Failure (defined by the ESC), including breathlessness (during activity or at rest, lying down, waking up at night needing to catch their breath), fatigue, swollen ankles/legs, and/or palpitations. * Presence of at least 1 ACC/AHA Heart Failure risk factor, including hypertension, cardiovascular disease (atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease or stroke), diabetes, obesity, exposure to cardiotoxic agents, genetic variant for cardiomyopathy, or family history of cardiomyopathy that requires an ECG test for any reason in a primary care center or with an indication of a regular health examination where an ECG is included. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwillingness or inability to sign the written informed consent. * Previous Heart Failure diagnosis. * Unavailability or suboptimal quality ECG.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
RECRUITINGSantander, Spain
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Primary Care: Gerencia Asistencial Atención Primaria Madrid
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Region Stockholm
RECRUITINGStockholm, Sweden
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