Current publications

Research ethics and medical ethics methodology working group

Here you will find an overview of the most recent publications by our employees from the Research Ethics and Medical Ethics Methodology working group.

2025

• Kuiter SG, Herrmann A, Mertz M, Quitmann C, Salloch S (2025) Should healthcare professionals include aspects of environmental sustainability in clinical decision-making? A systematic review of reasons. BMC Medical Ethics 26:78
• Kahrass H, Schnarr A, Faggion CM, Mertz M (2025) Ethics domains in full health technology assessment reports. An attempt to begin mapping the field. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 41(1)e:22
• Klingler C, Mertz M (2025) Towards (more) evidence-based ethics guidelines: Devising the REIGN-Framework. Evidence & Policy Early View

2024

• Mertz M, Hetzel T, Alex K*, Braun K*, Camenzind S*, Dodaro R*, Jörgensen S*, Linder E*, Capas-Peneda S*, Reihs EI*, Tiwari V*, Todorović Z*, Kahrass H, Selter F (2024) Interdisciplinary animal research ethics - challenges, opportunities, and perspectives. Animals 14(19):2896 (*equivalent contribution)
• Kühlmeyer K, Jansky B, Mertz M, Marckmann G (2024) Transformative medical ethics: A framework for changing practice according to normative ethical requirements. Bioethics 38:241-251
• Kremling A, Schildmann J, Mertz M (2024) From book to bedside? A critical perspective on the debate about "translational bioethics". Bioethics 38:177-186
• Kahrass H, Pietschmann I, Mertz M (2024) Why do I choose an animal model or an alternative method in basic and preclinical biomedical research? A spectrum of ethically relevant reasons and their evaluation. Animals 14(4):651

2023

• Kahrass H, Borry P, Gastmans C, Ives J, van der Graaf R, Strech D, Mertz M (2023) RESERVE - REporting of SystEmatic ReViews in Ethics: development, explanations and examples. Bioethics Open Research 1:4
• Mertz M (2023) "Ethical aspects in HTA". In: Perleth M, Busse R, Fuchs S, Gerhardus A, Gibis B, Lühmann D (Eds.) Health Technology Assessment: Concepts, Methods, Practice for Science and Decision Making (3rd edition). Medizinisch Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Berlin; pp. 246-262
• Katzer M, Salloch S, Schindler C, Mertz M (2023) Ethical requirements for human challenge studies: a systematic review of reasons. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 114:1209-1219
• Nobile H, Randjbar Moshtaghin NL, Lüddecke Z, Schnarr A, Mertz M (2023) What can the citations of systematic reviews of ethical literature tell us about their use? An explorative empirical analysis of 31 reviews. Systematic Reviews 12:173
• Mertz M, Prince I, Pietschmann I (2023) Values, decision-making and empirical bioethics: a conceptual model for empirically identifying and analyzing value judgements. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 44:567-587
• Selter F, Hetzel T, Kahrass H, Mertz M (2023) Animal research ethics as interaction of research ethics, animal ethics, and (animal protection) law. Proceedings of the conference ALTEX 40(3):541-544
• Beigel F, Mertz M, Salloch S (2023) A systematic review documenting reasons whether physicians should provide treatment to their family and friends. Family Practice cmac142
• Gorenoi V, Bruns F, Mertz M, Kahrass H, Krauth C, Kula A, Beck S, Hagen A (2023) HT21-01: Fibromatoses of the hand (Dupuytren's disease) and / or foot (Ledderhose disease). Do patients benefit from radiotherapy? HTA report. Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne

2022

• Schnarr A, Mertz M (2022) States of uncertainty, risk-benefit assessment and early clinical research: a conceptual investigation. Science & Engineering Ethics 28:68
• Bitterlinger M, Hoffmann D, Sierawska AK, Mertz M, Schambach A, Strech D (2022) Risk assessment in gene therapy and somatic genome-editing: An expert interview study. Gene and Genome Editing 3-4:100011
• Schleidgen S, Kremling A, Mertz M, Kühlmeyer K, Inthorn J, Haltaufderheide J (2022) How to derive ethically appropriate recommendations for action? A methodology for applied ethics. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 26:175-184
• Selter F, Persson K, Neitzke G (2022) Moral distress and euthanasia: what, if anything, can physicians learn from veterinarians? British Journal of General Practice 72(719):280-281
• Kühlmeyer K, Mertz M, Haltaufderheide J, Kremling A, Schleidgen S, Inthorn J (2022) Empirical research and recommendations for moral action: A plea for the transparent reporting of bridge principles in public health research. Public Health Ethics 15(2):147-159
• Gorenoi V, Sturm C, Bonetti F, Mertz M, Kahrass H, Schnarr A, Krauth C, Beck S, Hagen A (2022) HT20-05: Mobility disorders: Does the Feldenkrais Method help? HTA report. Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne
• Butz S, Hügel MG, Kahrass H, Kloppe T, Lühmann D, Mertz M, Muche-Borowski C, Neumann A, Neusser S, Otto I, Ruppel T, Scherer M (2022) HT20-03: Social isolation in old age: Which measures can prevent or counteract social isolation? HTA report. Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne
• Köpke S, Boes J, Möhler R, Schamong A, Brockmeier K, Icks A, Marckmann G, Mertz M, Otto I, Bäumer A (2022) HT20-02: Heart disease in children: Can children be supported in coping with their disease by psychological counseling? HTA report. Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne