NCT00495482

Brief Summary

Euthanasia and assisted dying are of growing interest for patients with incurable diseases. The possible methods are widely discussed by patient-societies, physicians, lawyers, theologians and philosophers. During the last years several opinion-polls were conducted with healthy people or medical stuff, but no surveys were conducted to get the attitude of incurable ill patients. The hypothesis of the investigators' study is: "Palliative Care Medicine is a better option for incurable ill patients than an assisted suicide."

Trial Health

87
On Track

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Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2006

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2006

Completed
10 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 2, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 3, 2007

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

November 14, 2012

Status Verified

November 1, 2012

First QC Date

July 2, 2007

Last Update Submit

November 12, 2012

Conditions

Incurable Cancer DiseasesOther Incurable Diseases

Keywords

EuthanasiaAssisted SuicideAssisted DyingPalliative Care Medicine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Patients intention to assisted suicide

    up to four weeks after beginning of palliative treatment

Study Arms (1)

1

Patients receiving palliative care due to incurable illness

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Patients with incurable illness

You may qualify if:

  • Age \>= 18 years
  • Incurable illness
  • Mental state thet allows to answer a questionnaire

You may not qualify if:

  • Somnolence
  • Low mental state
  • Curable disease
  • Depression with danger of acute suicide

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Leipzig, Saxony, 04105, Germany

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide, Assisted

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SuicideSelf-Injurious BehaviorBehavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Officials

  • Armin R Sablotzki, MD

    Klinikum St. Georg Leipzig, Clinics of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Matthias Thieme, MD

    Klinikum St. Georg Leipzig, Clinics of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Prof. Dr. med.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 2, 2007

First Posted

July 3, 2007

Study Start

September 1, 2006

Study Completion

January 1, 2010

Last Updated

November 14, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-11

Locations

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