AI eye test spots silent artery disease before it strikes
NCT ID NCT07628088
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is developing an artificial intelligence tool that can detect hidden plaque in arteries by analyzing photos of the retina (the back of the eye). About 884 adults without known heart disease will have eye photos taken and compared with ultrasound scans of their neck and leg arteries. The goal is to see if the AI can accurately identify people with early artery disease, potentially offering a quick, low-cost screening method.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 884 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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
Adults undergoing cardiovascular risk assessment at a university hospital cardiovascular risk unit and healthcare workers or relatives participating in cardiovascular screening programs. All participants undergo clinical evaluation, laboratory testing, carotid and femoral vascular ultrasound, and non-mydriatic retinal fundus photography.
- 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: * Adults aged 18 years or older. * No previous established cardiovascular disease. * Undergoing cardiovascular risk assessment and carotid and femoral vascular ultrasound. * Ability to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous acute coronary syndrome, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease. * Previous carotid or femoral vascular surgery or stenting. * Previous ophthalmologic surgery. * Retinal or ocular diseases that significantly affect retinal vasculature or image quality, including moderate or severe diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusion, advanced hypertensive retinopathy, exudative age-related macular degeneration, or macular edema. * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
Madrid, Madrid, 28031, Spain
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