Smartwatch fitness test? study aims to replace lab treadmill with wearable sensors
NCT ID NCT05678530
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is testing whether wearable sensors, like those in smartwatches, can accurately estimate a key measure of heart and lung fitness called VO2Max during everyday activities. Researchers will collect data from 1,000 participants, including healthy volunteers and patients undergoing standard exercise tests. The goal is to develop a machine learning algorithm that could make fitness tracking more accessible without needing special lab equipment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple way to measure heart and lung fitness using wearable devices, making it easier for people to track their health without needing a lab test.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study focused on data collection, not a treatment. The algorithm may not be accurate enough for widespread use, and results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participant is undergoing the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET), or an echocardiogram (Echo), or both CPET and Echo as Standard of Care
- 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: 1. Willing and able to comply with protocol procedures and available for the duration of the study. 2. Willing to sign and date informed consent document for study participation. 3. Participant is undergoing the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET), or an echocardiogram (Echo), or both CPET and Echo as Standard of Care Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participant is pregnant, lactating or ≤30 days post-partum. 2. Participant has limited or no intrinsic sinus node function (i.e. chronic atrial pacing). • If participant has an indwelling cardiac device and programming cannot be sufficiently ascertained to assure sinus node competence and lack of atrial pacing, the patient should be excluded. 3. Barostim (™) or similar noncardiac electrical pulse generating device in situ. 4. Complex congenital heart disease (even repaired or palliated) with the following exception: • Biventricular physiology without severe valvar dysfunction (e.g. free pulmonary insufficiency) at the discretion of the investigator. 5. Any history of allergy to adhesive 6. Any cognitive or physical limitations that, in the opinion of the investigator, limits the participant's ability to fully follow study procedures and/or reach a respiratory exchange ratio of 1.0, or perform a maximal CPET in the judgement of the investigator, and/or any limitations pertaining to obtaining a complete Echo
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
12 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advocate Aurora Health Institute
COMPLETEDOakbrook Terrace, Illinois, 60181, United States
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Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano
RECRUITINGPlano, Texas, 75093, United States
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Eastern Health Cardiac Rehabilitation
RECRUITINGSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1N3J5, Canada
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Intermountain Medical Center
RECRUITINGMurray, Utah, 84107, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic Arizona
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Mayo Clinic Florida
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Memorial Healthcare System, Office of Human Research
RECRUITINGHollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
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Nemours Cardiac Center
RECRUITINGWilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
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New Generation of Medical Research
COMPLETEDNaples, Florida, 34116, United States
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The Lundquist Institute
RECRUITINGTorrance, California, 90502, United States
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University of California San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
COMPLETEDChicago, Illinois, 60608, United States
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VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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physIQ
COMPLETEDChicago, Illinois, 60606, United States
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