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Smartphone app listens for heart defects – no stethoscope needed

NCT ID NCT07376785

Diagnosis Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a smartphone app called ausculto™ that records and analyzes heart sounds to detect congenital heart disease. Researchers will record heart sounds from 220 people aged 6 and older who have had recent echocardiograms. The goal is to see if the app can accurately tell the difference between normal heart sounds, innocent murmurs, and murmurs caused by congenital heart disease.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Smartphone app (ausculto™) that analyzes heart sounds
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to screen for congenital heart disease using just a smartphone, making detection easier in places with limited access to specialists.
What could go wrong
This is an early observational study with only 220 participants. The app may not be accurate enough to replace standard tests like echocardiography, and results may not apply to all age groups or types of heart disease.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 220 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

Paediatric and adult hospital patients who have undergone echocardiography within 3 years.

Ages

6 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age: ≥ 6 years * Have undergone echocardiography within 3 years at their normal non-research hospital attendance Exclusion Criteria: * Implanted active medical devices in the torso, such as pacemakers and defibrillators * Have purely non-congenital valvular heart disease

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

congenital heart disease Heart Murmurs

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Congenital heart disease (CHD)

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hong Kong Children's Hospital

    Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

  • Queen Mary Hospital

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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