AI could uncover silent heart failure in diabetes patients
NCT ID NCT06593314
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an AI tool called EchoGo can help doctors spot early signs of heart failure in people with type 2 diabetes who have no symptoms. Researchers will send alerts to doctors about patients at risk, and see if this leads to more prescriptions of heart-protecting medications. The trial involves 800 participants and their healthcare providers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI algorithm (EchoGo) and clinical decision support alerts
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors identify hidden heart failure in diabetes patients earlier and start medications to prevent it from worsening.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pragmatic trial testing a decision-support tool, not a new drug. The AI may not change prescribing habits, and benefits depend on real-world adoption.
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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 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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.
Clinical cohort inclusion exclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and High WATCH DM score. * Echocardiogram available in last 6-months. Exclusion Criteria: * History of HF * Not eligible for prescription of new GLP-1RA or SGLT2i or ns-MRA Corresponding providers to patients identified by the above inclusion exclusion criteria will be included in the clinical trial of the decision support tool.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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