Voice Analysis to Detect Pulmonary Arterial Pressure Changes in Heart Failure
Recruiting · NCT07443670 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Noah Labs
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What this trial is about
VAPP-HF is a prospective, multi-center, observational study assessing whether daily voice recordings analyzed by a machine learning algorithm can detect changes in pulmonary arterial (PA) pressure in heart failure patients with implanted PA pressure sensors (e.g., CardioMEMS, Cordella). Patients across three sites in Germany and the United States provide daily voice recordings via a mobile app for 12 weeks while continuing standard PA pressure monitoring and heart failure care. Voice data is analyzed retrospectively after study completion; no clinical decisions are based on voice analysis during the study. The primary endpoint is the sensitivity and specificity of the AI-based voice analysis in detecting PA pressure changes at defined thresholds.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18 years or older
- Successful implantation of a PA pressure sensor and monitored by a participating study center
- Willingness to record a short predefined text daily for 3 months using a smartphone or tablet
- Ability to comfortably read aloud the study passage in English or German
- Written informed consent obtained
Exclusion criteria
- Pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to practice birth control during participation
- Condition that in the opinion of the investigator would compromise patient safety or data quality
- Pathological voice changes due to surgery or injury
- Planned invasive cardiac procedures during the study period
- COPD requiring home oxygen therapy
- Chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
- Cognitive dysfunction limiting ability to perform daily voice recording
- Inability to read English or German
- Physical inability to use the recording device
Where it is running
3 locations listed across 1 US state.
- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - San Francisco, California, United States
- University Hospital Frankfurt, Dept. of Cardiology and Angiology - Frankfurt, Germany
- BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, Dept. of Cardiology - Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany