AI could unlock clearer fetal heart monitoring
NCT ID NCT07518550
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is developing a smart computer program that can separate a baby's heartbeat from the mother's using sensors placed on the belly. Researchers will collect recordings from 350 pregnant women in their second or third trimester. The goal is to make fetal heart monitoring faster and more reliable, which could help doctors spot problems earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more accurate and automated way to monitor fetal heart health during pregnancy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage algorithm development study, not a treatment trial. The algorithm may not perform better than existing methods in real-world settings.
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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 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Age over 18 years * Recordings obtained during the second or third trimester of pregnancy * Recording duration of at least 5 minutes * Singleton pregnancy * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 years; * Multiple pregnancy; * Recent medical procedures or interventions that could affect the quality of electrocardiographic data; * Severe maternal conditions (e.g., severe eclampsia, shock, severe organ failure, etc.); * Severe fetal conditions (e.g., significant hypoxia, severe placental-fetal syndrome, and other life-threatening states). Exclusion criteria: 1\. Patient's refusal to continue participation in the study.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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V.F. Snegirev Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
RECRUITINGMoscow, 119435, Russia
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