Use of Artificial Intelligence-Guided Echocardiography to assIst cardiovascuLar Patient managEment
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Heart Failure and valvular heart disease are disproportionate problems in rural and remote Australia (RRA). Echocardiography is the best imaging investigation, and essential for management, but access to this essential test shows huge geographic variations, primarily because of dependence on expert acquisition. This trial seeks to demonstrate the effectiveness of artificial intelligence-based echocardiography for triage and management of patients with known or suspected heart disease in RRA.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 45
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Age \>45 years
• eligible for Medicare
• exercise intolerance or cardiovascular (CV) risk factors
Locations
Other Locations
Australia
Alice Springs Hospital
RECRUITING
Alice Springs
Contact Information
Primary
Tom Marwick, MBBS, PhD
tom.marwick@baker.edu.au
+61385321550
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-02-24
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 612
Treatments
Experimental: Screening/Management Plan
AI-guided echo acquisition performed using a desktop echo machine (uSmart 3300, Terason, Burlington, MA) with AI software (Caption Health, Brisbane, CA) obtained by a non-expert (eg. clinic nurse, registrar general practitioner or physician) at the remote clinic, usually on the day of clinic review. Images will then be uploaded onto a secure cloud and downloaded at the core lab for measurement, interpretation and reporting.
Active_comparator: Usual care
Standard echo acquisition by a sonographer either at a referral hospital, or by a visiting team - usually necessitating a delay. Measurement, interpretation and reporting will happen as usual.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Ochre Health, Merriden Health Service, Alice Springs Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, Royal Hobart Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Walgett Aboriginal Medical Services
Leads: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute