Armband could replace holter monitors for heart arrhythmia detection
NCT ID NCT06164808
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a new wearable armband called HeartWatch to the standard Holter monitor for detecting heart rhythm problems like atrial fibrillation. About 300 adults who need a Holter test will wear both devices at the same time. The goal is to see if the HeartWatch can accurately capture heart signals and help doctors spot arrhythmias more easily.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HeartWatch armband (wearable device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a comfortable, non-invasive way to monitor heart rhythms for longer periods, helping detect hard-to-find arrhythmias.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage device comparison study, not a treatment trial. The HeartWatch may not match Holter accuracy, 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.
- 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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- 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: * At least 22 years of age at time of consent * Clinically indicated for a Holter monitor test * Able to wear the HeartWatch on the left bicep for the study duration * Able to follow the protocol * No functional implantable pacemaker or defibrillator * Left bicep circumference \>/= 22 cm and \</= 45 cm * Provision of written-informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy to any component of the Holter monitor * Known allergy to any component of the HeartWatch * Inability to wear the HeartWatch on the left arm for the study period due to pre-existing medical condition (3.g., functional AV fistula in left arm, prior carcinoma with lymph node dissection or lymphedema, known blood clot of recurrent blood clots in the left arm, chronic neuropathic pain in left arm, ...) * Dextrocardia * Implanted functional Pacemaker or Defibrillator * Left bicep circumference \< 22 cm * Left bicep circumference \< 45 cm
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Foothills Medical Centre University of Calgary
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada
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