AI takes on heart scans: could it speed up diagnoses?
NCT ID NCT07229300
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares three ways of interpreting echocardiograms (heart ultrasounds): one where AI pre-reads the images, one where a sonographer pre-reads them, and one where cardiologists do all the work. The goal is to see if the AI-assisted method is just as accurate but faster and more consistent. About 1,200 adults with existing heart ultrasound images will take part. The results could help decide if AI should be used routinely to help doctors interpret these tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI software for echocardiogram interpretation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI-assisted reading of heart ultrasounds is as accurate as current methods, potentially saving cardiologist time and reducing variability in reports.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage, non-treatment trial focused on workflow efficiency, not patient outcomes. The AI may not prove superior or could introduce errors in certain cases.
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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 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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: * ≥ 18 years of age * Comprehensive transthoracic echocardiogram study performed a KPNC Medical Center. Exclusion Criteria: * Known Congenital heart disease study * Known Ventricular assist device * Limited transthoracic echocardiogram study * Transesophageal echocardiogram study * Stress echocardiogram study
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research
Pleasanton, California, 94588, United States
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