EMI and CIED: Is High Power Charging of Battery Electric Car Safe?

Assessment of Electromagnetic Interference Between Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices and High Power Charging Systems for Battery Electric Cars

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05361681

Acronym

eCarII

Enrollment

100

Registered

2022-05-05

Start date

2021-06-01

Completion date

2022-09-01

Last updated

2022-05-05

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Conditions

ICD, Pacemaker

Brief summary

It is not known if the use of high power charging systems for electric vehicles may interfere with the functionality of implanted pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators.

Detailed description

The use of electric cars for public and private transport is increasing all over the world. Moreover the charging technique is improving and enables very fast charging with the use of high power. It is not known if the use of high volume charging systems interfere with cardiac implantable electronic devices. The study evaluates different types of high volume charging systems connected to different full electric vehicles with regard to electromagnetic interference with implanted pacemakers or cardioverter-defibrillators.

Interventions

OTHERElectromagnetic Field Exposure

All participants were exposed to the electromagnetic field of 4-5 different high power charging systems, charging 4-5 different, commercially available full electric cars

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Masking description

Assessor is blinded regarding patient and details of intervention (i.e. which charging column and which electric cars were used)

Intervention model description

Exposure of patients with pacemaker or ICD to the electromagnetic fields of high power charging systems

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* implanted cardiac implantable electronic device with regular function

Exclusion criteria

* implanted cardiac implantable electronic device with irregular function

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Electromagnetic interference	during the intervention, i.e. when participants are exposed to the electromagnetic field of the high power charging column	Occurence of electromagnetic interference during an exposure time of up to 5 minutes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Electromagnetic fields	during the intervention	Measuring the electromagnetic fields while super-charging along the charging cable, the column and the car connector

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026