ICU patients may suffer less with new palliative care approach

NCT ID NCT06605079

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a program to improve palliative care in intensive care units (ICUs). The program includes remote consultations with palliative care experts, training for ICU staff, and checklists to identify patients who need extra support. Researchers will track 2040 patients to see if this approach reduces time in the ICU and overall suffering.

What this could mean

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Active substance

palliative care consultation, staff training, and checklists

What this could lead to

If it works, this could improve quality of life for ICU patients and reduce time spent in intensive care.

What could go wrong

This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug, so results may vary by hospital. The trial is still recruiting, and benefits may not be dramatic or easy to measure.

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Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • CARITAS Klinik Maria Heimsuchung

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, Germany

  • Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center

    RECRUITING

    Athens, Greece

  • Charité - Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine CBF

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, Germany

  • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK),Charité - University Medicine Berlin

    RECRUITING

    Mitte, State of Berlin, Germany

  • Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK),Charité - University Medicine Berlin

    RECRUITING

    Wedding, State of Berlin, Germany

  • Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine | CVK, Charité - University Berlin

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, Germany

  • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Alexandra General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Athens, Greece

  • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Evaggelismos General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Athens, Greece

  • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis

    RECRUITING

    Alexandroupoli, Greece

  • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion

    RECRUITING

    Heraklion, Crete, Greece

  • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina

    RECRUITING

    Ioannina, Greece

  • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Patras

    RECRUITING

    Pátrai, Rio, Greece

  • Ev. Krankenhaus Paul-Gerhardt-Stift Wittenberg:Angiologie und Kardiologie

    WITHDRAWN

    Wittenberg, Germany

  • Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hubertus

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, Germany

  • General Intensive Care Unit, Hadassah Medical Organisation

    RECRUITING

    Jerusalem, Israel

  • ICU General Resuscitation (RES UP), General University hospital

    RECRUITING

    Prague, Czechia

  • ICU General Resuscitation (RES2)

    RECRUITING

    Prague, Czechia

  • ICU Metabolic, General University hospital

    RECRUITING

    Prague, Czechia

  • Johanna-Etienne Hospital Neuss, Interdisciplinary ICU

    RECRUITING

    Neuss, Germany

  • Medical and Neurological Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Düsseldorf

    RECRUITING

    Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Neurosurgical and Traumatological ICU ZI13, University Hospital of Düsseldorf

    RECRUITING

    Düsseldorf, Germany

  • S.C. Anestesia - Rianimazione Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria - Terni

    WITHDRAWN

    Terni, Italy

  • S.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione 1 - Terapia Intensiva Cardiochirurgica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Maria della Misericordia

    WITHDRAWN

    Perugia, Italy

  • S.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione 2 - Terapia Intensiva, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Maria della Misericordia

    RECRUITING

    Perugia, Italy

  • Surgical Intensive Care Unit CIA1/CIB1, University Hospital of Düsseldorf

    RECRUITING

    Düsseldorf, Germany

  • The Coronary Care Intensive Care Unit, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem

    RECRUITING

    Jerusalem, Israel

  • The Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem

    RECRUITING

    Jerusalem, Israel

  • UOC di Anestesia e Rianimazione Cardio Toraco Vascolare dell'AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Salerno University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Salerno, Italy

  • Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin

    WITHDRAWN

    Berlin, Germany

  • University Hospital of Larissa, Critical Care Department

    RECRUITING

    Larissa, Greece

  • Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale): Klinik für Innere Medizin III

    RECRUITING

    Halle, Germany