Organic brain diseases (F00, F01, F02, F03) Organic diseases requiring palliative care F00 F01 F02 F03
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The sensory device will be fixed at the patient´s bed in his/her absence. During the bed times the device will record continuously data (for approximately 14 hours, from 18:00 until 08:00). I
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Written informed consent obtained from the patient or his/her legally acceptable representative (if available) according to international guidelines and local laws. 2. Either adult persons (age >/= 18 years) who due to an organic disease are inpatients of the Clinic for Palliative Care (Medical Center - University of Freiburg) or persons above 65 years who due to an organic brain disease (ICD F00-F03) are inpatients of the Clinic for Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Center for Psychiatry, Emmendingen), who are likely to get into a distress situation. 3. Persons with limited ability or unable to self-report their discomfort.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons who demonstrate dissent regarding their participation in the clinical study. 2. Persons who are not able to provide written informed consent for which a legally acceptable representative is not available. 3. Persons whose overall condition seems not suitable for inclusion in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome of this study is the recording of sensory signals produced by distress in patients with limited ability or unable to self-report, by means of a new multi-sensory device. Simultaneous manual expert annotation of distress episodes will allow determining how far the sensory device can detect distress episodes with high specificity, distinguishing them from other emotional states. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analysis of the sensory data captured by the new device during the study to develop an algorithm for the autonomous identification of distress episodes from a continuous stream of sensory information. The study will also further aim to characterize distress-associated sensor signals and to define the optimal sensor configuration enabling their detection. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactGerhild Becker
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Palliativmedizin
Outcome results
None listed