New wearable device could uncover hidden stroke cause
NCT ID NCT05431972
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a wearable heart monitor called Cardea SOLO against a standard 12-lead EKG to see if it could better detect paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (a temporary irregular heartbeat) in people who had a stroke of unknown cause and have an enlarged heart. 257 participants wore the device or had standard EKGs. The goal was to see if the device catches more cases of atrial fibrillation lasting over 30 seconds, which could help guide treatment to prevent another stroke.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cardea SOLO (a wearable heart monitor device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help doctors find hidden atrial fibrillation in stroke survivors more easily, potentially preventing future strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study with 257 participants, but the device may not detect all cases of atrial fibrillation, and results may not apply to all stroke patients.
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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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257 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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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19 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: Inclusion NO. 3 or 4 must be satisfied, and No. 2, 5 and 6 must be satisfied. 2\. On the Screening date, Stroke onset date is not over 60 days. 3\. ESUS Diagnosis : all of a\~e must be satisfied. * a. Ischemic stroke detected by CT or MRI that is not lacunar * b. A person without arteriosclerosis which causes at least 50% stenosis of the intracranial/external arteries supplied to the ischemic site * c. During continuous monitoring or halter monitoring In the stroke intensive care unit, Person without atrial fibrillation and persistent atrial fibrillation * d. When checked the Transthoracic echocardiography, No major risk cardioembolic source of embolism. (ex. Myocardial infarction within 4 weeks, mitral stenosis, artificial heart valve and so on) * e. NO other specific cause of stroke identified(et, arteritis, dissection and drug abuse) 4\. cardioembolism is classified by TOAST classification. 5\. Left ventricle Enlargement(male \>40mm, female \>38mm, LAVI \>35ml/m2 6\. Voluntarily sign the consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Transient cerebral ischemic attack 2. Active cancer 3. Heart embolism, stroke of major heart embolism, stroke high-risk disease 4. Left atrial thrombus 5. Left ventricular thrombus 6. Sick sinus syndrome 7. Myocardiac infarction in 1 month 8. Rheumatic left atrioventricular valve or aortic valve disease 9. Artificial heart valve 10. Myocardiac infarction (EF\<28%) 11. Congestive heart failure (EF\<30%) 12. Dilated cardiomyopathy 13. Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis 14. Endocarditis 15. Intracardiac mass 16. Atrial fibrillation 17. Restriction for echocardiography (obesity, lung disease etc) 18. High risk PFO 19. Patch apply difficulty(skin allergy, ulticaria, atopic dermatitis, hyperhidrosis) 20. Implant cardiac pacemaker 21. Life-threatening arrhythmia 22. Radiation therapy or MRI scan 23. Restriction for Cardia SOLO attachment 24. The person who investigator judged unsuitable for the trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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BumJoon Kim
Seoul, South Korea
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