AI could spot heart transplant rejection without a biopsy
NCT ID NCT06178744
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study at Mayo Clinic is testing whether an artificial intelligence (AI) program can detect heart transplant rejection using standard tests like ECG and ultrasound. Researchers will enroll 500 heart transplant patients and compare the AI's findings to biopsy results. If it works, this approach could make rejection monitoring faster and less invasive.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Artificial intelligence algorithm analyzing ECG and cardiac ultrasound images
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI could help doctors detect heart transplant rejection earlier and more accurately, potentially reducing the need for invasive biopsies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on diagnostic accuracy, not treatment. The AI may not perform well 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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
Post-cardiac transplantation subjects, presenting to the cardiac catheterization laboratories at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN for routine surveillance biopsies or for diagnostic biopsies in the setting of clinical concern including rejection and graft dysfunction will be enrolled.
- 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: * Patients undergoing post-cardiac transplant endomyocardial biopsy, and the ability to provide informed consent and a consent for the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of study participation
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States