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NCT Number: NCT02845817

Requests for Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

This study take place in the palliative care units of Burgundy-Franche-Comté regions and at the Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier. The main aim of this project is to analyze and understand the meaning of explicit requests to hasten death (euthanasia and assisted suicide).

This involves conducting interviews with patients, carers to whom the request has been expressed and a relative chosen by the patient. This study aims to describe the request over time. This will be done through two series of interviews, one as soon as it is first expressed, then one week later.

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Key information

Conditions

Palliative Care Assisted Suicide Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Death End of Life Euthanasia Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Qualitative Research Self-Injurious Behavior Suicide Suicide, Assisted

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CHRU Besançon - Palliative Care Unit

Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 25000, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult not under guardianship or curatorship,
  • Hospitalized in palliative care units of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and in the Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier in Paris,
  • At the end of life due to advanced stage disease or a major change in the state of health of an elderly person,
  • They have made an explicit request for euthanasia or assisted suicide,
  • They are in capacity to meet researchers for interview,
  • Having consented to interviews,
  • They are covered by the French social security system.

Exclusion criteria

  • Adult under guardianship or curatorship,
  • They are underage,
  • They are not hospitalized in Palliative Care Unit of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and in the Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier,
  • The request was expressed by another person or not explicit,
  • They didn't consent to interviews,
  • The request appears in the context of a situation other than illness or a general change in state of health
  • They are not in capacity to meet researchers for interviews.

Treatment and study plan

Qualitative Research

Other

Semi-structured interviews

Primary outcomes

  1. 70 semi-structured interviews

    Time frame: 12 months

    Qualitative data analysis - Theoretical concept saturation and thematic analyses. [analyze and understand the meaning of explicit requests to hasten death (euthanasia and assisted suicide)]

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

Other

Collaborators

  • Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier

Registry information

Official study title

Requests for Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: a Prospective, Multicenter and Qualitative Study of Their Frequency and Characteristics, of Patients' Motivations and Their Evolution

Acronym: DESA

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jul 27, 2016
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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