Incurable Ill Patients Attitudes Towards Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide (ESPIL)

November 12, 2012 updated by: Armin Sablotzki, MD, Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Incurable Ill Patients Attitudes to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: A Prospective, Multi-Centre Trial in Palliative Care Units in Saxony

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."

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
    • Saxonia
      • Leipzig, Saxonia, Germany, 04105
        • Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with incurable illness

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
1
Patients receiving palliative care due to incurable illness

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Patients intention to assisted suicide
Time Frame: up to four weeks after beginning of palliative treatment
up to four weeks after beginning of palliative treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Armin R Sablotzki, MD, Klinikum St. Georg Leipzig, Clinics of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy
  • Study Director: Matthias Thieme, MD, Klinikum St. Georg Leipzig, Clinics of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 2, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 2, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

July 3, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 14, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 12, 2012

Last Verified

November 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BR-14/06-1

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