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Cardiovascular Acoustics and an Intelligent Stethoscope

NCT04445012 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1150

Last updated 2021-09-16

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Summary

The aim of the project is to develop an artificial intelligence software capable of analysing heart sounds to provide early diagnosis of a variety heart diseases at an early stage. Since the invention of the stethoscope by Laennec in 1816, the basic design has not changed significantly. Our software could be coupled with existing electronic stethoscopes to create an 'intelligent' stethoscope that could be used by healthcare assistants or practice nurses to screen for sound producing heart diseases. It could also be used at home by patients who would otherwise go undiagnosed.

The study investigators at Cambridge University Engineering Department (CUED) have developed a proof-of-concept AI algorithm to detect heart murmurs. However, in order to accurately detect the specific pathology and severity underlying the murmur, more heart sound recordings (matched with the ground truth from the patient's echocardiogram) are required. Patients presenting to one of the partner hospitals requiring an echocardiogram as part of their routine care will be invited to consent to this study. Participation will entail recording of a patient's heart sounds using an electronic stethoscope as well as collection of routine clinical data and a routine clinical echocardiogram at a single routine out patient visit.

Conditions

  • Heart Valve Diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Bushra Rana, MB BS · Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-24
Primary Completion
2022-03-30
Completion
2023-01-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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