AI could predict strokes before they happen in heart patients
NCT ID NCT07441759
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether an artificial intelligence (AI) tool can better predict stroke risk in 1,000 people aged 65-95 with atrial fibrillation, compared to current methods. The AI analyzes health records and heart data to identify high-risk individuals early. The goal is to prevent strokes and heart attacks by guiding earlier treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-driven risk prediction model (MATHIAS strategy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more accurate way to predict stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation, potentially preventing strokes and saving healthcare costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a model-based evaluation, not a clinical trial testing a treatment. The AI tool may not work as well in real-world settings, and the study hasn't started recruiting yet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
This study will use routinely collected data from the SAP Terres de l'Ebre primary-care database (Catalonia, Spain) covering 178,112 inhabitants (49.6% women) managed in 11 primary-care health centers. The region is characterized by advanced population aging \[19\] (aging index 159.5 vs 131.3 in Catalonia and 118.4 in Spain) and lower average per-capita income \[20\] (77.4% of the Catalan mean). Adults aged 65-95 years without prior AF and with active records in the HCC3/CMBD systems at baseline. This cohort is characterized by multimorbidity and high-predicted risk of AF and related complications reflecting patients typically managed in primary care in European health systems, providing a real-world setting with high cardiovascular burden and constrained resources.
- Ages
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65 to 95 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 (PREFATE study): assessed at baseline * Adults aged 65-95 years without prior AF and at High risk of AF, according to the risk score validated in the AFRICAT (Atrial Fibrilation Research in CATalonia) study. This scale considers the following variables for risk calculation: sex, age, weight, cardiac rate and CHA2DS2-VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 (doubled), diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or transient ischemic attack (doubled), vascular disease, age 65-74, female) score. * with active records in the HCC3/CMBD systems * CHA2DS2-VASc score≥2. * Ability to use a smart phone (or at least the caregiver). Exclusion Criteria: Patients with the following conditions will be excluded (exclusion criteria): * Previous diagnosis of AF. * Previous diagnosis of stroke. * Severe cognitive impairment, with a score on the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS)≥3. * Severe functional impairment, with a Barthel score ≤60, or modified Rankin score≥4. * Active anticoagulant treatment at the inclusion. * Vital prognosis less than 1 year. * Pacemaker carriers.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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EAP Tortose est. Servei d'Atencio Primaria i Comunitària. Institut Catala de la Salit
Tortosa, Tarragona, 43500, Spain
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