AI stethoscope aims to spot silent heart and lung disease
NCT ID NCT07087613
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a digital stethoscope, combined with artificial intelligence, can detect two serious conditions: high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension) and a weak heart pump (low ejection fraction). About 3,850 adults will have their heart sounds and a simple 3-lead ECG recorded during a 20-minute session. The AI's findings will be compared to standard tests like echocardiograms to see if it can accurately identify these often-silent conditions, potentially enabling earlier and easier screening.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Eko CORE 500 digital stethoscope with AI algorithm
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a quick, non-invasive screening tool for pulmonary hypertension and low heart pumping, catching these conditions earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. The AI may not be accurate enough in real-world settings, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,850 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
Who is studied
This study will enroll adult patients (18 years and older) who are undergoing clinically indicated transthoracic echocardiography or right heart catheterization. Participants must be able and willing to provide informed consent and must complete a clinical echocardiogram or right heart catheterization within 7 days before or after the study procedures. Patients who are hospitalized, unable or unwilling to provide informed consent, or who are undergoing a limited echocardiogram will be excluded.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Adults aged 18 years and older * Able and willing to provide informed consent * Completed a clinical echocardiogram or right heart catheterization within 7 days before or after study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent * Patients who are hospitalized * Patients undergoing echocardiography with a limited echocardiogram (does not apply to patients undergoing right heart catheterization)
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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
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Prairie Cardiovascular
RECRUITINGO'Fallon, Illinois, 62269, United States
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Prairie Education & Research Cooperative
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Illinois, 62769, United States
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23501, United States
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St Johns Hospital, Springfield
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Illinois, 62769, United States
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