Can AI-Powered stethoscopes spot hidden heart problems?
NCT ID NCT07202104
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether a machine learning algorithm can accurately detect heart murmurs that point to structural heart disease. Researchers will record heart sounds from 125 adults using two different digital stethoscopes and compare the algorithm's findings to standard echocardiograms. If the algorithm works well, it could help doctors identify heart problems more quickly and easily.
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 and 3M Littmann CORE digital stethoscopes
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more accurate, non-invasive way to detect heart murmurs using digital stethoscopes, potentially reducing the need for unnecessary echocardiograms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (125 participants) focused on algorithm improvement, not a treatment. The algorithm may not perform well enough in real-world settings or across diverse patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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
Potential research subjects will be screened for eligibility from cardiology clinics, echocardiogram clinics, and inpatient areas. In order to be eligible, a patient must be 18+ years of age, have a documented history of structural heart disease, and has undergone an echocardiogram within the last 30 days. If a patient meets all of the specified inclusion criteria, and none of the specified exclusion criteria, the patient or their proxy will be approached to discuss participation in the study.
- 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: * 18+ years old * Patient or patient's legal healthcare proxy consents to participation * Documented history of SHD * Undergoing (or has undergone, within 30 days) a complete echocardiogram * Willing to have heart recordings done with two different electronic stethoscopes Exclusion Criteria: * Patient or proxy is unwilling/unable to give written informed consent * Unable to complete a complete echocardiogram, or none recent completed within the last 30 days * No documented history of SHD * Experiencing a known or suspected acute cardiac event * Mechanical ventricular support (such as ECMO, LVAD, RVAD, BiVAD, Impella, intra-aortic balloon pumps, TAH, VentrAssist, DuraHeart, HVAD, EVAHEART LVAS, HeartMate, Jarvik 2000) * Unwilling or unable to follow or complete study procedures
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cox Medical Centers
Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States
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