Smartphone heart check: could your phone save your life?
NCT ID NCT07284550
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores whether a smartphone can detect aortic valve stenosis, a serious heart condition, by recording heart sounds and chest vibrations. Researchers will compare smartphone data with standard echocardiograms in 500 patients. If accurate, this could lead to a simple, at-home screening tool for early detection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smartphone-based signal acquisition (diagnostic test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to screen for aortic valve stenosis at home using a smartphone, enabling earlier detection and treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with 500 participants. The smartphone algorithm may not be accurate enough for widespread use, and results may not apply to all populations or device types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
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
The SMART-VALVE project is a single-centre, proof-of-concept study. The study will be conducted in 2 stages. In stage 1, data will be collected to develop and validate an ML-based aortic stenosis classification algorithm. In stage 2, the developed algorithm is tested against newly acquired data from previously unseen participants. In stage 1, a total of 300 participants will be recruited for training and validation from clinical populations with moderate-to severe AS (group I) and a control group without significant Valvular Heart Disease (group II). Individuals in the control group will be matched to the AS patient group based on age, gender, and BMI (see Figure 5). The collected sensor data will be analysed to extract and engineer features and identify potential digital biomarkers indicative of aortic stenosis. AI algorithms will be applied to these datasets to develop predictive models for the classification of AS patients and individuals based on the recorded si
- 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.
The following inclusion and exclusion criteria will be used for training, validation and test sets: Inclusion criteria for group I (moderate to severe AS): * Moderate to severe AS defined as AVA ≤ 1.5cm² in echocardiographic assessment * No other significant VHD, valvular prosthesis, pacemaker or congenital heart defect * Documented echocardiography as part of routine clinical practice no older than 90 days * Patient age ≥ 18 years * Provided written informed consent Inclusion criteria for group II: * No significant VHD, valvular prosthesis, pacemaker or congenital heart defect * Documented echocardiography as part of routine clinical practice no older than 90 days * Patient age ≥ 18 years * Provided written informed consent Exclusion criteria (applicable for all groups): • Informed consent form not signed.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Internal Medicine III
RECRUITINGInnsbruck, 6020, Austria
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