AI vs. expert eyes: a new test for heart function measurement
NCT ID NCT07771231
First seen Aug 18, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial evaluates an AI-assisted tool that measures the heart's pumping efficiency (ejection fraction) from ultrasound clips. The AI's measurements will be compared to those made by a panel of expert cardiologists to see if they are equally accurate. The study uses previously collected, de-identified heart ultrasound images from 416 participants. If the AI proves reliable, it could offer a faster, more consistent way to assess heart health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted cardiac ultrasound measurement algorithm (Kosmos PLAX EF)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors quickly and consistently measure heart function, potentially improving heart failure diagnosis and monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- The AI may not match expert accuracy in all cases, and the study uses existing clips, not real-time patients, so results may not fully reflect everyday use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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416 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
The study used retrospective datasets from 2 sources: ECHO-004 and PLAX LVEF Data Collection studies. Both datasets comprise fully de-identified, retrospective, echocardiographic, PLAX-view clips acquired using the Kosmos diagnostic ultrasound system. Data collection for the ECHO-004 study was performed at Revival Research Institute (Dearborn, Michigan). PLAX LVEF Data Collection was performed at Memorial Healthcare System (Hollywood, Florida). Source data was collected targeting a balanced representation of demographics and clinical characteristics (including normal and low ejection fraction) to ensure the generalizability of study findings.
- 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: * All data used in this study must have been collected per 45 CFR § 26, * Data must have been collected per source protocol requirements with no deviation for that data set, * Adequate demographic information available from original study participation (sex, BMI, ethnicity, and race), * PLAX acquisition performed by a qualified echocardiographer using the Kosmos system, and * At least one PLAX clip available. Exclusion Criteria: * Inadequate demographic information corresponding to the available data, and * Non-echocardiographer acquired images.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Healthcare System
Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
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