Heart signal test could spot valve disease faster
NCT ID NCT07603115
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to see if a new method using electrical and mechanical signals from the heart can accurately diagnose valvular heart disease. Researchers will recruit 1,300 adults with and without valve problems to compare the new test against standard echocardiography. If it works, it could lead to quicker and easier diagnosis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a faster, non-invasive way to diagnose heart valve disease, potentially replacing or supplementing traditional echocardiography.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage diagnostic study, not a treatment. The new method may not prove accurate enough to replace current standards, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
The study sample will be recruited from outpatient and inpatient populations in the cardiology and cardiac surgery departments of multiple participating centers, covering patients with valvular heart disease of various types and severity levels, as well as healthy individuals or those undergoing routine health check-ups as controls. Specifically, the case group consists of patients aged ≥ 18 years with valvular lesions confirmed by transthoracic echocardiography and who can complete speckle tracking echocardiography, while the control group includes individuals with normal cardiac valves and no other cardiovascular diseases confirmed by echocardiography.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- 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: * \- Aged ≥ 18 years. * For the case group: Presence of valvular lesions confirmed by transthoracic echocardiography. * For the control group: Normal cardiac valves and no evidence of other cardiovascular diseases confirmed by transthoracic echocardiography. * Ability to undergo and complete speckle tracking echocardiography. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are unwilling to participate in this study. * Patients with a known allergy to the electrode patches or medical adhesive tapes used in this study. * Patients who are unable to cooperate with the completion of required examinations. * Patients with incomplete clinical or imaging data that cannot be supplemented.
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