AI heart scans could bring lifesaving diagnosis to remote australia
NCT ID NCT05558605
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether artificial intelligence can help guide heart ultrasounds in rural and remote Australia, where access to expert imaging is limited. Over 600 adults with heart risk factors or symptoms will receive either AI-guided or standard echocardiography. The goal is to see if AI can improve diagnosis of heart failure and valve disease, potentially making care more equitable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-guided echocardiography
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make heart imaging more accessible in rural areas, leading to earlier diagnosis and better management of heart failure and valve disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a diagnostic trial, not a treatment. The AI tool may not perform as well as expert-led scans, and results may not apply to all populations or 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 612 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- Ages
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45 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: * Age \>45 years * eligible for Medicare * exercise intolerance or cardiovascular (CV) risk factors Exclusion Criteria: * Known HF or HVD * situations where cardio-protection is already indicated (eg. known CAD) * comorbid conditions with life expectancy \<2 years * inability to provide written informed consent
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alice Springs Hospital
RECRUITINGAlice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
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