AI could help nurses measure heart function as well as experts
NCT ID NCT06486467
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether ICU staff with minimal training can measure stroke volume (a key sign of blood flow) as accurately as expert doctors, using an AI-guided ultrasound tool. About 100 critically ill patients who need fluids will be enrolled. The goal is to see if AI can make this important measurement more accessible, potentially speeding up care.
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 show that AI can help less experienced staff make reliable measurements, potentially improving care in busy ICUs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage reliability study, not a treatment trial. It only measures accuracy, not patient outcomes, so real-world benefits are uncertain.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 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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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: All patients aged 18 and more Hospitalized in ICU, in whom fluid administration is considered necessary by the clinician in charge, based on the presence of hypoperfusion criterion: * \>10% decrease in mean arterial pressure with respect to baseline value * Skin mottling, oliguria (\<0,5 ml/kg/h) * change in the level of consciousness * hyperlactatemia * decrease in central venous oxygen saturation Affiliation to a French social security system (beneficiary or legal) Participant's or next of kin non-opposition or emergency procedure Exclusion Criteria: Patients with atrial fibrillation, due to the higher variability in LVOT VTI; Patient on Emergency Medical Assistance; Patient under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty.
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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
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Limoges
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLimoges, 87042, France
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Hôpital Lariboisière - APHP
RECRUITINGParis, 75010, France
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Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou - APHP
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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