New Light-Based sensor could replace invasive heart monitoring
NCT ID NCT06649435
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new device called Seerlinq HeartCore that uses light sensors (photoplethysmography) to measure heart pressure without needles or catheters. Researchers enrolled 131 adults with heart failure to see if the device could accurately detect elevated filling pressure in the heart. If it works, this could allow doctors to monitor patients remotely and adjust treatments more easily.
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 device could allow heart failure patients to be monitored at home without invasive procedures, potentially reducing hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed validation study with 131 participants, so results are preliminary. The technology may not be accurate enough for all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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131 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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 population will consist of 131 adult participants aged ≥ 18 years with diagnosed HF, enrolled into three cohorts - RHC, ECHO, RPM, fulfilling all the inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- 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: * Males and females aged ≥ 18 years * Able to understand, and willing to provide written ICF * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures * Confirmed diagnosis of heart failure according to the 2021 ESC guidelines Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or female participant lactating * Advanced renal failure (glomerular filtration rate \<25 ml/min or need for renal replacement therapy), * Active malignancy requiring chemotherapy or radiotherapy * Complex congenital heart disease * Ventricular assist device support * Pulmonary hypertension classified as WHO group 1 or groups 3-5. * Other possible unforeseen medical conditions that the investigator deems unsafe for study participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seerlinq s.r.o.
Bratislava, Nové Mesto, 831 01, Slovakia
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