Palliative Care Patients
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Research into radar-based cardiovascular parameters:
In a healthy cohort of individuals, micromovements triggered by cardiac activity are recorded using radar and gold standard methods (e.g.
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Anästhesiologische Klinik, Palliativmedizinische Abteilung
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient cohort: - Patients of the palliative care unit of the University Hospital Erlangen Healthy test subject cohort: - Age 18-35 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient cohort: - Lack of ability for contact and consent - Implanted pacemaker Healthy subject cohort: - Implanted pacemaker - Diagnosed disease of the cardiovascular system and associated medication intake - Diagnosed disease of the respiratory system and associated medication intake
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (Contactless) microscopic and macroscopic movement patterns using radar, body hull camera, EMG (electromyography) radio transponder, inertial measurement unit, electrocardiogram, impedance cardiogram, phonocardiogram, photoplethysmogram in a healthy cohort of individuals and a palliative patient cohort. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptom detection, differentiation, and quantification as well as prediction of lifetime prognosis by contactless cardiovascular, respiratory and neuromuscular parameters in palliative care patients. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactChristoph Ostgathe
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Anästhesiologische Klinik, Palliativmedizinische Abteilung
Outcome results
None listed