IPhone heart monitor put to the test for QT interval accuracy
NCT ID NCT02241252
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an iPhone ECG device (AliveCor) can accurately measure the QT interval of the heart compared to a standard 12-lead ECG. Researchers studied 29 hospitalized patients starting medications that can affect the QT interval. The goal was to see if the iPhone recording could reliably detect the same electrical changes as the traditional method.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AliveCor iPhone ECG device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple iPhone ECG can reliably monitor QT intervals, potentially enabling easier heart monitoring outside the hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early validation study with only 29 participants. It only tests one specific measurement and may not apply to other heart conditions or broader 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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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Sep 2013
- Finished
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May 2015
- 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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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: * initiation of sotalol or dofetilide * inpatient at University hospital Exclusion Criteria: * none
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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