New handheld device could spot heart and diabetes problems in cancer patients
NCT ID NCT04014231
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a handheld device that uses a single wave to measure how well the heart pumps blood and how stiff the arteries are. Researchers compared it to standard echocardiography in 159 cancer patients. The goal was to see if the device could also help identify patients at risk for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Diagnostic Imaging (handheld single wave device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could offer a quick, non-invasive way to check heart health and diabetes risk in cancer patients during routine visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on comparing measurements, not on treatment outcomes. The device may not prove accurate enough to replace standard tests.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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159 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2017
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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
Patients undergoing 2D echocardiogram at City of Hope
- Ages
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18 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: * Adult patients undergoing 2D echocardiogram at City of Hope (COH) * Patients with a current or past diagnosis of cancer * Ability to sign a written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Patients who have known "carotid sinus hypersensitivity" * Patients who do not consent to blood draw * Patients who have not fasted for the instructed time prior to blood draw
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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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City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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