Heart Failure / AI-assisted point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) · Interventional Study

Accelerating Access and Improving Imaging in Heart Failure Care (A2I2HF) Pilot Study

ClinicalTrials.gov · September 9, 2026

Preliminary Why this matters to you Expert discussion

Early or partial results. Treat as a signal, not a conclusion.

AI Summary

This is a planned pilot cluster randomised trial of AI-assisted point-of-care ultrasound for heart failure detection in emergency department patients, currently in pre-recruitment phase with no results reported. The study is designed to evaluate feasibility and acceptability rather than clinical outcomes, and no efficacy data are available.

What was studied

Interventional, Randomized, Sequential, Single masking, Diagnostic purpose. Heart Failure; age from 18 Years. Intervention: Intervention. Compared with: Control Period (Usual Care) — No Intervention. n = 84.

Key findings

Safety

Effect sizes, safety data, and comparative effectiveness are not reported

Who this may help

The source did not state who this applies to in practice.

Plain-language summary

This is a pilot feasibility study not yet recruiting, with no posted results; it is designed to assess implementation feasibility rather than clinical efficacy.

Study design

As stated by the source record.

MethodsPrimary outcome measure: Feasibility of AI Assisted Point of Care Echocardiography Implementation (assessed at During the enrollment period.)

DesignInterventional, Randomized, Sequential, Single masking, Diagnostic purpose

PopulationHeart Failure; age from 18 Years

Sample size84

InterventionIntervention

ComparatorControl Period (Usual Care) — No Intervention

Reported figures

Quoted from the source exactly as published.

Planned enrollment84

Primary outcome measureFeasibility of AI Assisted Point of Care Echocardiography Implementation during the enrollment period

Caveats

This is a registry record only; no results have been posted or published
Study has not yet begun recruitment
Primary outcome is feasibility and acceptability, not clinical efficacy or hard outcomes
Effect sizes, safety data, and comparative effectiveness are not reported

Evidence assessment

Graded across the dimensions that decide whether you should act, each from what the source actually supports. There is no single score, and where a dimension was not assessed it says so.

Study design

moderate

Prospective, multicenter, cluster randomised trial design is appropriate for feasibility assessment.

Directness

moderate

Measures feasibility and acceptability rather than hard clinical outcomes in HF detection.

Consistency

insufficient

No results posted; consistency cannot be assessed against other evidence.

Risk of bias

insufficient

Study not yet recruiting; methods detail insufficient to assess bias risk.

Sample adequacy

limited

Estimated 84 participants appropriate for pilot feasibility work, not efficacy testing.

What is missing. This record has no key findings. That is a gap in the analysis, not a judgement about the study.

Source abstract

Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07624565). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: University of Alberta. Recruitment status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 84 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Heart Failure. Interventions: DEVICE: AI-assisted point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Primary outcome measures: Feasibility of AI Assisted Point of Care Echocardiography Implementation , During the enrollment period.. Brief summary: This is a prospective, multicenter, cluster randomised trial which will assess the feasibility and acceptability of AI-assisted point of care echocardiography on HF detection and downstream care processes for patients with suspected HF discharged from the Emergency Department.

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