My research addresses innovations in medical technology in in-patient and ambulatory palliative care. We focus on touchless sensor technologies such as radar-based detection of vital parameters and other biomarkers (e.g. www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29984-5). Another emphasis lies on utilization of digitalization and artificial intelligence to support patient care (e.g. www.fau.de/2021/05/news/wissenschaft/zuwendung-am-lebensende).
Research projects
Radar-based detection of microscopic movements to assess heartbeat and breathing (BMBF-funded project GUARDIAN, 16SV7695)
Radar-based detection of heart rate variability to detect epileptic seizures (BMBF-funded project BrainEpP, 13GW0295)
Using rule mining to assess and predict symptom burden in palliative patients
Using mixed-method approach to arrive at a comprehensive understanding of communication and collaboration processes in multiprofessional palliative care teams and research into digitalization of said processes (bidt-funded project PALLADiUM)
Sensor- and user-interface-based data (biometric and psychometric) in multifunctional applications to support in-patient and ambulatory palliative care (EITHealth project PENTALOBES, EITHealth Project PalSens)
Recent publications
2025
Grießhammer, S.G., Malessa, A., Lu, H., Yip, J., Leuschner, J., Christgau, F.,... Ostgathe, C. (2025). Correction to: Contactless radar-based heart rate estimation in palliative care – a feasibility study and possible use in symptom management (BMC Palliative Care, (2024), 23, 1, (273), 10.1186/s12904-024-01592-3) . BMC Palliative Care , 24 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01741-2
Meindl, O., Peuten, S., Striebel, X., Gimpel, H., Ostgathe, C., Schneider, W., & Steigleder, T. (2025). Designing knowledge-driven digitalization: novel recommendations for digitally supported multi-professional collaboration . Frontiers in Digital Health , 7 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1511973
Oesten, M., Abel, L., Albrecht, N.C., Richer, R., Langer, D., Grießhammer, S.,... Eskofier, B. (2025). Systematic Investigation of Heart Sound Propagation using Continuous Wave Radar . IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics . https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2025.3530821
Richer, R., Jorkowitz, J., Stühler, S., Abel, L., Kurz, M., Oesten, M.,... Eskofier, B. (2025). PEPbench -- Open, Reproducible, and Systematic Benchmarking of Automated Pre-Ejection Period Extraction Algorithms . (Unpublished, Submitted).
2024
Gahr, S., Ostgathe, C., & Steigleder, T. (2024). Palliativmedizin: von zeitgerechter Integration bis Umgang mit unerträglichem Leid . Frauenheilkunde up2date , 18 , 69-85. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1861-7909
Grießhammer, S., Malessa, A., Lu, H., Yip, J., Leuschner, J., Christgau, F.,... Ostgathe, C. (2024). Contactless radar-based heart rate estimation in palliative care – a feasibility study and possible use in symptom management . BMC Palliative Care , 23 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01592-3
Lu, H., Ostgathe, C., Koelpin, A., & Steigleder, T. (2024). CW Radar-based Non-Contact Respiration Monitoring using Complex-Valued Neural Networks . In 2024 21st European Radar Conference (EuRAD) (pp. 320-323). Paris, FR: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Mejdani, D., Bräunig, J., Grießhammer, S., Krauß, D., Steigleder, T., Engel, L.,... Vossiek, M. (2024). Radar-Based Tremor Quantification Using Deep Learning for Improved Parkinson’s and Palliative Care Assessment . IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems , 2 , 1174-1185. https://doi.org/10.1109/TRS.2024.3494473
Wöhl, M., Gimpel, H., Meindl, O., Ostgathe, C., Peuten, S., Schneider, W., & Steigleder, T. (2024). Boosting Multi-Professional Collaboration in Palliative Care Through Digital Technologies: An Action Design Research Study . Business & Information Systems Engineering . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-024-00897-0
Öhl, N., Steigleder, T., Hille, E.M., Braun, M., Weisser, A., Muehlensiepen, F.,... Heckel, M. (2024). Soziale Implikationen von Gesundheitstechnologien in der Palliativversorgung – Entwicklung eines konzeptionellen Rahmenwerks . Zeitschrift für Palliativmedizin , 25 . https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1788351
Öhl, N., Weisser, A., Ott, T., Grießhammer, S., Yip, J., Klinger, I.,... Heckel, M. (2024). Mit Bürgerinnen und Bürgern über Forschung und technische Innovationen in der Palliativversorgung ins Gespräch kommen – Pilotierung eines ELSI-Cafés . Zeitschrift für Palliativmedizin , 25 . https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1788353
2023
Bräunig, J., Mejdani, D., Krauß, D., Grießhammer, S., Richer, R., Schüßler, C.,... Vossiek, M. (2023). Radar-based Recognition of Activities of Daily Living in the Palliative Care Context Using Deep Learning . In 2023 IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) . Pittsburgh, US: New York City: IEEE.
Grimminger, S., Heckel, M., Markgraf, M., Peuten, S., Wöhl, M., Gimpel, H.,... Schneider, W. (2023). Palliative care as a digital working world (PALLADiUM) - A mixed-method research protocol . BMC Palliative Care , 22 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01173-w
Lu, H., Wenzel, M., Steigleder, T., Klinger, I., Ostgathe, C., & Koelpin, A. (2023). Contactless In-Bed Movement in Various Scales Classification with CW Radar . In 20th European Radar Conference, EuRAD 2023 (pp. 306-309). Berlin, DE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Ott, T., Heckel, M., Öhl, N., Steigleder, T., Albrecht, N., Ostgathe, C., & Dabrock, P. (2023). Palliative Care and new technologies. The use of smart sensor technologies and its impact on the Total Care principle . BMC Palliative Care . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01174-9
Öhl, N., Ostgathe, C., Steigleder, T., Klinger, I., Weisser, A., & Heckel, M. (2023). Social Implications of Technology Applications in Palliative Care - Development of a Conceptual Framework . In Proceedings of the World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care . Rotterdam, NL.
2022
Fidorra, J., Nissen, M., Abdullahi Yari, I., Ostgathe, C., Steigleder, T., & Eskofier, B. (2022). Concept of a Simple Reaction Test for eHealth-Based Opioid Response Assessment in Palliative Care . Poster presentation at 12th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Online.
Lu, H., Yip, J., Steigleder, T., Grießhammer, S., Heckel, M., Jami, J.,... Kölpin, A. (2022). A Lightweight Robust Approach for Automatic Heart Murmurs and Clinical Outcomes Classification from Phonocardiogram Recordings . In 2022 Computing in Cardiology (CinC) . Tampere, FI: New York City: IEEE.
Steigleder, T. (2022). Is there a role for technology in palliative care? In Proceedings of the World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care . online.
Steigleder, T. (2022). Radar-basiertes Monitoring von Vitalparametern in der Palliativmedizin . In Tagungsband Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie . Berlin.
Steigleder, T. (2022). Vitalparameter bei Sterbenden . In Tagungsband Deutscher Krebskongress (S. 2022). Berlin.
Yip, J., Steigleder, T., Heckel, M., Eskofier, B., & Ostgathe, C. (2022, August). Die Beschreibung des Gesundheitszustandes anhand von Veränderungen in Bewegungsmustern von Palliativpatient:innen – Eine explorative Erfassung . Paper presentation at Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin, Bremen.
2021
Haas, O., Lopera Gonzalez, L.I., Hofmann, S., Ostgathe, C., Maier, A., Rothgang, E.,... Steigleder, T. (2021). Predicting Anxiety in Routine Palliative Care Using Bayesian-Inspired Association Rule Mining . Frontiers in Digital Health , 3 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.724049
Kamal Mallick, M., Biser, S., Haridas, A., Umesh, V., Toensing, O., Abdullahi, I.,... Steigleder, T. (2021). Improving Dyspnoea Symptom Control of Patients in Palliative Care Using a Smart Patch-A Proof of Concept Study . Frontiers in Digital Health , 3 (765867). https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.765867
Shi, K., Steigleder, T., Schellenberger, S., Michler, F., Malessa, A., Lurz, F.,... Kölpin, A. (2021). Contactless analysis of heart rate variability during cold pressor test using radar interferometry and bidirectional LSTM networks . Scientific Reports , 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81101-1
2020
Schellenberger, S., Shi, K., Steigleder, T., Malessa, A., Michler, F., Hameyer, L.,... Kölpin, A. (2020). A dataset of clinically recorded radar vital signs with synchronised reference sensor signals . Scientific Data . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00629-5
Shi, K., Schellenberger, S., Will, C., Steigleder, T., Michler, F., Fuchs, J.,... Kölpin, A. (2020). A dataset of radar-recorded heart sounds and vital signs including synchronised reference sensor signals. Scientific Data , 7 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0390-1
Shi, K., Schellenberger, S., Will, C., Steigleder, T., Michler, F., Fuchs, J.,... Kölpin, A. (2020). A dataset of radar-recorded heart sounds and vital signs including synchronised reference sensor signals . Scientific Data . https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.11778900
Sternemann, U., Suchantke, I., Schmidt, K.-G., Höfner, P., Wagner, D., Ollenschläger, M.,... Steigleder, T. (2020, August). Entwicklung einer Applikation zum Home-Monitoring des Gesundheitszustandes von Palliativpatienten - eine Proof-of-Concept-Studie . Poster presentation at 13. DGP Kongress Deutsche Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin, Wiesbaden, DE.
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My research addresses innovations in medical technology in in-patient and ambulatory palliative care. We focus on touchless sensor technologies such as radar-based detection of vital parameters and other biomarkers (e.g. www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29984-5). Another emphasis lies on utilization of digitalization and artificial intelligence to support patient care (e.g. www.fau.de/2021/05/news/wissenschaft/zuwendung-am-lebensende).
Research projects
Essen und Trinken für Leib und Seele - Biomarker für Ernährung und Flüssigkeit am Lebensende
(Third Party Funds Single)
Funding source: Stiftungen
URL: https://www.palliativmedizin.uk-erlangen.de/forschung/versorgungsforschung/cebe/
Die Forschungsprojekte für die Palliativversorgung. Aktuell finden die folgenden Projekte bereits Umsetzung:
Die Umsetzung der beiden Projekte wird durch die Förderung durch die Stiftung ALIVIA möglich gemacht.
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