Smartwatches vs. heart disease: brazilian study tests AI-Powered early warning system
NCT ID NCT07174206
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a smartwatch, combined with artificial intelligence and remote doctor check-ins, can help detect heart issues like atrial fibrillation and unstable angina earlier than usual. Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo will enroll 520 adults with heart conditions or recent heart procedures. Participants will wear a smartwatch and a portable heart monitor for up to 45 days, and doctors will be alerted if the watch detects something concerning. The goal is to see if this approach is practical, accurate, and could improve patient care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smartwatch and portable holter devices for heart monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that smartwatches and AI can help doctors catch heart rhythm problems early and manage patients remotely, potentially reducing hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study, not a large treatment trial. The smartwatch may miss some heart events or cause false alarms, and results may not apply to all heart 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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About 520 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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22 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: * Patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, of both sexes, aged over 22 years; * Provision of informed consent through signature of the Informed Consent Form (ICF); * Assentation to adhere to study procedures and requirements; * Patients indicated for outpatient follow-up due to a cardiovascular condition, or with clinical parameters indicating the need for conventional surgical or catheter-based interventions (e.g., catheter ablation for arrhythmias, transcatheter aortic valve implantation, percutaneous coronary intervention, etc.); * Low or no risk of skin injury, based on Braden Scale clinical criteria or clinical team assessment Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of skin conditions, such as vitiligo, lupus, or atopic dermatitis, as well as tattoos on the wrist that may interfere with the smartwatch's optical sensor readings; * Known sensitivity or history of allergic reactions to components of the wearable devices or related items, such as adhesives or electrodes; * Inability to properly use the wearable monitoring devices due to physical, cognitive, or technological limitations; * Presence of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) or arteriovenous fistula; * Presence of implanted cardiac devices, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, or cardiac resynchronization devices, which prevent ECG acquisition via smartwatch; * Diagnosis of conditions associated with narrowing or obstruction of the aorta and subclavian arteries (e.g., Stanford Type A chronic aortic dissection, Takayasu arteritis, Subclavian Steal Syndrome, or Kawasaki disease), which may cause discrepancies in blood pressure between upper limbs and interfere with study assessments.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Instituto do Coracao, HCFMUSP
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-900, Brazil
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