UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000060490
Receipt number R000069191
Scientific Title Evaluation of the Diagnostic Utility of Pre-Echocardiographic Digital Auscultation: an open-label randomized controlled trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/01/27
Last modified on 2026/01/27 16:35:14

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Basic information

Public title

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Utility of Pre-Echocardiographic Digital Auscultation: an open-label randomized controlled trial

Acronym

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Utility of Pre-Echocardiographic Digital Auscultation

Scientific Title

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Utility of Pre-Echocardiographic Digital Auscultation: an open-label randomized controlled trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Utility of Pre-Echocardiographic Digital Auscultation

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

valvular heart disease

Classification by specialty

Cardiology

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To determine whether use of the Super Stethoscope prior to echocardiography reduces diagnostic discrepancies in VHD.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

The primary outcome was concordance between auscultation and echocardiographic findings, focusing on diagnostic discrepancies.

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Diagnosis

Type of intervention

Device,equipment

Interventions/Control_1

the pre-echocardiography stethoscope

Interventions/Control_2

the post-echocardiography stethoscope

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

patients who underwent echocardiography at Ultrasound Center in Kagawa University Hospital after being determined by a cardiologist or cardiovascular surgeon to require the test for suspecting cardiovascular disease.

Key exclusion criteria

Patients deemed unsuitable by the researcher

Target sample size

240


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name TAKAHISA
Middle name
Last name NOMA

Organization

Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University

Division name

Dept. of cardiorenal and cerebrovascular medicine

Zip code

761-0793

Address

1750-1, miki, kita, kagawa

TEL

087-898-5111

Email

noma.takahisa.ps@kagawa-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name takahisa
Middle name
Last name noma

Organization

Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa university

Division name

Dept. of cardiorenal cerebrovascular medicine

Zip code

761-0793

Address

1750-1, miki, kita, kagawa

TEL

087-898-5111

Homepage URL


Email

noma.takahisa.ps@kagawa-u.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

kagawa university

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

none

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

The Research Ethics Committee of Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine

Address

1750-1, miki, kita, kagawa

Tel

087-898-5111

Email

kenkyushien-m@kagawa-u.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 01 Month 27 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

240

Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

No longer recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 04 Month 01 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 07 Month 03 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 07 Month 03 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 01 Month 27 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 01 Month 27 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069191