Indication and practice of palliative sedation as ultima ratio in the case of psycho-existential suffering in the inpatient palliative care setting in Baden-Wuerttemberg

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009639

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-13

Start date

2016-02-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Z51.5

Interventions

Group 1: Conduction of semi-structured expert interviews with members of palliative care teams (physicians, nursing staff, psychologists, social workers, pastoral care counsellors) concerning the indi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: member of a palliative care team (nursing staff, physicians, psychologists, social workers, pastoral care counsellors)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no experience with palliative sedation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Conduction of expert interviews to gain qualitative date concerning indication and practice of palliative sedation as ultima ratio in the case of psycho-existential suffering	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKatharina Seibel

Klinik für Palliativmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

katharina.seibel@uniklinik-freiburg.de076127033280

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026