NCT02843776

Brief Summary

The study epiDESA2 identifies all explicit requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide expressed by the person him/herself, regardless of which professional is asked and regardless of where the request is made (primary care, health institutions, medico-social institutions including nursing home care or at home) in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region during six months.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
65

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2017

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 19, 2016

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 26, 2016

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2017

Completed
12 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

July 17, 2018

Status Verified

July 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

12 months

First QC Date

July 19, 2016

Last Update Submit

July 16, 2018

Conditions

Suicide, Assisted

Keywords

Palliative CareEuthanasiaEpidemiologic Studies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Census of requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide in Burgundy-Franche-Comté

    6 months

Interventions

Questionnaires completionOTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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

The study epiDESA2 identifies all explicit requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide expressed by the person him/herself regardless of where the request is made (primary care, health institutions, medico-social institutions including EHPADs or at home) in the regions of Burgundy-Franche-Comté during six months.

You may qualify if:

  • Any adult :
  • Living at home, or in medico-social institutions or hospitalized in primary care or health institutions of Burgundy-Franche-Comté,
  • At the end of life due to advanced stage disease or a major change in the state of health of an elderly person,
  • Who expressed an explicit request for euthanasia or assisted suicide,
  • Who expressed their no objection to the collection of their datas,
  • Who are covered by the French social security system.

You may not qualify if:

  • They are underage
  • The request was expressed by another person
  • The request is not an explicit request
  • The request appears in the context of a situation other than illness or a general change in state of health
  • The patient is mentally confused

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

CHRU Besançon

Besançon, 25000, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide, Assisted

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SuicideSelf-Injurious BehaviorBehavioral SymptomsBehavior

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 19, 2016

First Posted

July 26, 2016

Study Start

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion

December 31, 2017

Study Completion

December 31, 2017

Last Updated

July 17, 2018

Record last verified: 2016-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

FR(1)