Your phone could soon hear a silent heart condition
NCT ID NCT06404437
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a smartphone app, using its built-in microphone and machine learning, can detect severe aortic stenosis – a common but serious heart valve issue. Researchers will record heart sounds from 100 adults (with and without the condition) and compare the app's accuracy to standard digital stethoscopes. If it works, this could make screening faster and more accessible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- smartphone app with machine learning
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a quick, accessible screening tool for aortic stenosis using just a smartphone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (100 participants) testing algorithm accuracy, not a treatment. The app may not be reliable enough for real-world use yet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
No relevant heart valve disease or severe aortic stenosis with no other relevant heart valve disease
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * No relevant heart valve disease or severe aortic stenosis with no other relevant heart valve disease in echocardiography no older than 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Previous surgerical or interventional therapy of a heart valve
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Deparment of Medicine 2 - Cardiology and Angiology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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