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CardiomyopathiesWILLEMNCT05890716

AI-powered ECG Analysis Using Willem™ Software in High-risk Cardiac Patients (WILLEM)

An observational study of Cardiomyopathies and Cardiac Arrest, run by Idoven 1903 S.L. at 13 sites in 2 countries.

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Trial summary

WILLEM is a multi-center, prospective and retrospective cohort study. The study will assess the performance of a cloud-based and AI-powered ECG analysis platform, named Willem™, developed to detect arrhythmias and other abnormal cardiac patterns. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 4 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
AI-powered ECG analysis to detect cardiac arrhythmic episodes
How many people
5,342 participants
Where
13 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
4 Apr 2023to Nov 2026
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 4 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients recorded with a mid to long-term ECG device according to guidelines. ECG data (ECG must have been recorded according to the technical standards for the safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment defined in EN 60601-2-47:2015.): 12-lead ECGs including rest electrocardiograms, stress ECG Test (exercise Electrocardiogram or treadmill test), Holter devices, long-duration Holter devices, event recorders, insertable cardiac monitors, 6,3,2,1-lead ECG wearables, textile electrodes and patches, smartwatches, cardiac monitors, cardiac telemetries, hemodynamic and electrophysiology recording system (i.e., polygraphs), automatic external defibrillator (AED), semi-automatic defibrillator (DESA), home telemonitoring systems and other similar devices.

Who may be able to join

  • Patient presenting relevant cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac patterns (including supraventricular tachycardias, abnormal ECG patterns, ventricular tachycardias, ventricular fibrillation, pulseless electrical activity or asystole among others) that have been recorded with at least one short-term ECG medical device according to guidelines with ≥1 signal-channel.
  • Patient with suspected or diagnosed acute/chronic cardiac diseases (including patients with heart failure, patients with history of cardiac arrhythmias, patients with probable coronary artery diseases, patients with cardiomyopathies, patients with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), patients with indication of pacemaker or ICD in current or short-term phase, patients participating in other interventional clinical investigation, patients with hemodynamic instability or acute coronary syndromes, pregnant patients, patients with cancer and chemotherapy, patients with life-expectancy lower than 24 months, patients with in or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation as first documented rhythm).
  • At least one ECG tracing that can be exported in raw data.
  • Signed informed consent. Patients unable to consent, it will be requested to an authorized relative.

Who cannot join

  • Unwillingness or inability to sign study written informed consent.
  • Unavailable or suboptimal quality of the electrocardiographic signal in raw data.

Trial locations and contacts

13 sites in 2 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Manuel Marina-Breysse, MSc, MD contact

+34618103160

manuel.marina@idoven.ai

José María Lillo, PhD contact

c@idoven.ai

13 sites in 2 countries

Spain12 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña

    A Coruña, La Coruña, 15006

    Completed
  • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08950

    Completed
  • Hospital Universitario de Basurto

    Bilbao, Vizcaya, 48013

    Alain García Olea, MD

    Alain García Olea

    Recruiting
  • Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real

    Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, 13005

    Completed
  • Hospital Clínico San Carlos

    Madrid, Madrid, 28040

    Completed
  • Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro

    Madrid, Madrid, 28222

    Completed
  • Hospital Universitario General de Villalba

    Madrid, Madrid, 28400

    Completed
  • Hospital Universitario del Henares

    Madrid, Madrid, 28822

    Completed
  • Hospital Virgen de Arrixaca

    Murcia, Murcia, 30120

    Completed
  • Clínica Universitaria Navarra

    Pamplona, Navarre, 31008

    Manuel García de Yébenes Castro, MD

    Manuel García de Yébenes Castro

    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 38010

    Completed
  • Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe

    Valencia, Valencia, 46026

    Completed

Other trials in Spain

Netherlands1 site
  • University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen, Provincie Groningen, 9713 GZ

    Completed

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of Electrocardiographic Data From High-risk Cardiac Patients Using Willem™ Cardiologist-level Artificial Intelligence Software. WILLEM Trial.

WILLEM is a multi-center, prospective and retrospective cohort study.

The study will assess the performance of a cloud-based and AI-powered ECG analysis platform, named Willem™, developed to detect arrhythmias and other abnormal cardiac patterns. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Read more
  1. A new AI-powered ECG analysis platform can automatice the classification and prediction of cardiac arrhythmic episodes at a cardiologist level.
  2. This AI-powered ECG analysis can delay or even avoid harmful therapies and severe cardiac adverse events such as sudden death.

The prerequisites for inclusion of patients will be the availability of at least one ECG record in raw data, along with patient clinical data and evolution data after more than 1-year follow-up.

Cardiac electrical signals from multiple medical devices will be collected by cardiology experts after obtaining the informed consent. Every cardiac electrical signal from every subject will be reviewed by a board-certified cardiologist to label the arrhythmias and patterns recorded in those tracings. In order to obtain tracings of relevant information, >95% of the subjects enrolled will have rhythm disorders or abnormal ECG's patterns at the time of enrollment.

Read the detailed description

The WILLEM study is an investigator-initiated, multicenter, observational trial aiming to validate a cloud-based AI-powered ECG analysis platform to early diagnose and predict the behavior of cardiac abnormalities and cardiac diseases from patients admitted to cardiovascular units. Model-derived diagnosis will be compared with cardiology expert's diagnosis in a test dataset. Clinical outcomes will be included to assess model prediction capabilities: sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. In this observational study, patients will be randomly divided into two groups: (1) a training group to design new methodologies and algorithms; and (2) a test group to evaluate performance of methodologies aiming to avoid overfitting.

Willem™ AI-powered ECG analysis platform supports the analysis of cardiac electrical signals ≥ 10 seconds onwards obtained from devices in-clinic (E.g., 12-lead ECG devices at hospitals or primary care, telemetries, monitors) and at-home or telemedicine interfaces (E.g., Holter devices, event recorders, 6, 3, 2, 1-lead ECG wearables, textile electrodes and patches for mobile cardiac telemetry).

Being tested
AI-powered ECG analysis to detect cardiac arrhythmic episodes
Keywords
Artificial intelligence, Cardiac arrhythmias, Heart disease, Cardiac electrical signals, Electrocardiogram, Electrogram
Medical subject headings
Cardiomyopathies, Heart Arrest, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Heart Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • AI-powered ECG analysis to detect cardiac arrhythmic episodesDiagnostic test

    ECG recording and processing by AI platform

Study groups in NCT05890716
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Train groupConsecutive patients admitted to the hospital due to cardiac disorders (retrospective and prospective) with at least one relevant ECG record >10 sec in raw data will be used to design new methodologies and algorithms for cardiac patterns recognition.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: AI-powered ECG analysis to detect cardiac arrhythmic episodes
Test groupConsecutive patients admitted to the hospital due to cardiac disorders (retrospective and prospective) with at least one relevant ECG record >10 sec in raw data will be used to evaluate performance of methodologies aiming to avoid overfitting. Every 10 patients included in Train group; a new patient is included in the test group.
Receives: Diagnostic Test: AI-powered ECG analysis to detect cardiac arrhythmic episodes

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Detection of cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac patterns in the electrocardiographic signals

    Willem™ heart rhythm and cardiac pattern performance compared to standard manually performed cardiologist diagnosis.

    Measured: real time to 7 minutes

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Survival at follow-up

    Patients alive at the time of follow-up

    Measured: 1 year after the first ECG (prospective patients) or after patient enrollment (retrospective patients)

  2. Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE)

    MACCE rates defined as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events during the follow up

    Measured: 1 year after the first ECG (prospective patients) or after patient enrollment (retrospective patients)

  3. Re-hospitalization

    Number of Re-hospitalizations during the follow up.

    Measured: 1 year after the first ECG (prospective patients) or after patient enrollment (retrospective patients)

  4. Change in quality of life

    European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) index an utility scores anchored at 0 for death and 1 for perfect health.

    Measured: 1 year after the first ECG (prospective patients) or after patient enrollment (retrospective patients)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Jun 2023
  2. Study start4 Apr 2023
  3. Primary completionNov 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completionNov 2026 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
5,342 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05890716
Sponsor's protocol ID
1903/21
Acronym
WILLEM
Status last verified
Jul 2026
First submitted
26 May 2023
Last updated
20 Jul 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Lillo-Castellano JM, Marina-Breysse M, Gomez-Gallanti A, Martinez-Ferrer JB, Alzueta J, Perez-Alvarez L, Alberola A, Fernandez-Lozano I, Rodriguez A, Porro R, Anguera I, Fontenla A, Gonzalez-Ferrer JJ, Canadas-Godoy V, Perez-Castellano N, Garofalo D, Salvador-Montanes O, Calvo CJ, Quintanilla JG, Peinado R, Mora-Jimenez I, Perez-Villacastin J, Rojo-Alvarez JL, Filgueiras-Rama D. Safety threshold of R-wave amplitudes in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Heart. 2016 Oct 15;102(20):1662-70. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309295. Epub 2016 Jun 13.

    PubMed 27296239
  • Lillo-Castellano JM, Gonzalez-Ferrer JJ, Marina-Breysse M, Martinez-Ferrer JB, Perez-Alvarez L, Alzueta J, Martinez JG, Rodriguez A, Rodriguez-Perez JC, Anguera I, Vinolas X, Garcia-Alberola A, Quintanilla JG, Alfonso-Almazan JM, Garcia J, Borrego L, Canadas-Godoy V, Perez-Castellano N, Perez-Villacastin J, Jimenez-Diaz J, Jalife J, Filgueiras-Rama D. Personalized monitoring of electrical remodelling during atrial fibrillation progression via remote transmissions from implantable devices. Europace. 2020 May 1;22(5):704-715. doi: 10.1093/europace/euz331.

    PubMed 31840163
  • Quartieri F, Marina-Breysse M, Pollastrelli A, Paini I, Lizcano C, Lillo-Castellano JM, Grammatico A. Artificial intelligence augments detection accuracy of cardiac insertable cardiac monitors: Results from a pilot prospective observational study. Cardiovasc Digit Health J. 2022 Aug 4;3(5):201-211. doi: 10.1016/j.cvdhj.2022.07.071. eCollection 2022 Oct.

    PubMed 36310681
  • Martinez-Selles M, Marina-Breysse M. Current and Future Use of Artificial Intelligence in Electrocardiography. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023 Apr 17;10(4):175. doi: 10.3390/jcdd10040175.

    PubMed 37103054

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiomyopathies and Cardiac Arrest, run by Idoven 1903 S.L. at 13 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 13 sites in Spain, Netherlands. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Manuel Marina-Breysse, MSc, MD (+34618103160, manuel.marina@idoven.ai), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Detection of cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac patterns in the electrocardiographic signals (time frame: real time to 7 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05890716, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jul 2026.

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