AI-Powered stethoscope aims to spot hidden Heart-Lung disease
NCT ID NCT05873387
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is testing whether a special digital stethoscope, combined with artificial intelligence, can detect pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs) by listening to heart sounds and recording a single-lead ECG. Researchers will enroll over 2,400 adults who are already scheduled for heart ultrasound or right heart catheterization. The goal is to build a database and train an algorithm to identify the condition, potentially making diagnosis 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
- Eko DUO digital stethoscope (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a quick, non-invasive way to screen for pulmonary hypertension using just a stethoscope, potentially catching the disease earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage data collection and algorithm development study. The AI may not reach the desired accuracy, and results from this large but single-device study may not generalize to all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,420 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
Patients will be enrolled from Miriam and Rhode Island Hospital and Cardiovascular Institute outpatient locations where echocardiography or right heart catheterizations are performed. Approximately 40% of the patients enrolled will have a confirmed diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients, ages \>18 years, referred for complete 2-dimensional echocardiography or right heart catheterization will be screened for inclusion. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing limited echocardiography * Intubated patients
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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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Providence VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02908, United States
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Rhode Island Hospital
SUSPENDEDProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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The Miriam Hospital
SUSPENDEDProvidence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States
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