AI-Powered pulse check could spot hidden heart defects in newborns
NCT ID NCT05637814
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a machine learning algorithm can better detect critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) in newborns by combining standard oxygen saturation measurements with perfusion index data. Researchers will enroll up to 320 infants, including those with suspected or confirmed heart conditions and healthy babies. The goal is to see if the AI approach improves screening accuracy compared to current methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SpO2/PIx measurement and ML algorithm
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make newborn screening for critical heart defects more accurate, catching more cases early and reducing missed diagnoses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a validation study, not a treatment trial. The algorithm may not perform better than current screening methods, and results may not apply to all hospitals or populations.
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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 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
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0 minutes to 21 days
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Age \< 22 days * Fetuses suspected to have congenital heart disease * Newborns with suspected/confirmed critical congenital heart disease * Asymptomatic newborn undergoing SpO2 screening for CCHD Exclusion Criteria: * Echocardiogram completed prior to enrollment as the newborn would then no longer be considered "asymptomatic undergoing SpO2 screening for CCHD" * For Newborns with confirmed/suspected congenital heart disease (CHD): a) Patent ductus arteriosus and/or atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale without other defects, b) Corrective cardiac surgical or catheter intervention performed before enrollment or c) Current infusions of vasoactive medications other than prostaglandin therapy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cohen Children's Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGQueens, New York, 11040, United States
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UC Davis Medical Center
RECRUITINGDavis, California, 95616, United States
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University of Utah Health Care
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84102, United States
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