Apple watch vs. heart failure: can a smartwatch save lives?
NCT ID NCT07447908
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will see if an Apple Watch can help predict when heart failure gets worse. Researchers will compare data from the watch with standard tests in 360 adults with heart failure. The goal is to find a simpler way to monitor patients and catch problems early.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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
Adult (\>18 years of age), ambulatory heart failure patients currently followed by the University Health Network and hospitals in multi-site validation study.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * broad age range (\> 18 years of age) * NT-proBNP \> 400 or 1000 if in AF * Within 3 months post discharge from HF hospitalization/ HF ED visit/ HF rapid clinic visit with intensification of diuretic therapy * NYHA functional class I-IV, heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction * Literacy in English * Patient provided informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to perform a CPET based on the standard protocol * End stage renal disease requiring dialysis * Living with LVAD * MRP deems patient unfit for the study * Post heart transplant
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Locations
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200 Elizabeth Street
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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Southlake Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNewmarket, Ontario, L3Y 2P9, Canada
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, Canada
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