Management of Implanted Defibrillators at the End of Life: Interdisciplinary Guidelines from Palliative Care Medicine and Cardiology

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039853

Enrollment

Registered

2026-04-09

Start date

2026-04-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

Heart diseases associated with potentially fatal arrhythmias

Interventions

Group 1: A needs assessment is planned regarding clinical guidelines for the management of implanted defibrillators at the end of life from a palliative care perspective. To this end, an online survey

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Head of Palliative Care Unit, University hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: n.a.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary objective of the study is to determine how often university palliative care units are faced with the need to deactivate an ICD during the terminal phase (baseline survey). In a second step, recommendations for a procedure in this situation will be developed.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMartin Neukirchen

Uniklinikum Düsseldorf

martin.neukirchen@med.uni-duesseldorf.de0211/8108700

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026