The Conflicts of Ethics and Law on Patient's Surrogate

December 28, 2010 updated by: China Medical University Hospital

Health Service Administration China Medical University (Chih-Jaan Tai)

This study is a prospective cross-sectional survey study. The investigators developed self-administrated questionnaire and recruit 120 physicians in two hospitals and 60 lawyers from some law firms to this study.

To realize and compare the opinions of physicians and lawyers about controversial decision-making of surrogate.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

This study provides three real scenarios regarding dilemma between ethics and law when patient's surrogate may not represent patient's best interest：1. Parents ask physician resect their mentally handicapped daughter's uterus. 2. A son refuse physician's suggestion of surgical treatment for his mother, instead, wishes donating his mother's kidney to his son. 3. A mother decides to give up treatment for her son's head injury because of his rebel behavior before.

T-test, ANOVA and Logistic Regression will be used to analyze in this study.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

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

  • Taiwan
      • Taichung, Taiwan, 40402
        • Recruiting
        • China Medical University Hospital
        • Contact:

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

120 physicians in two hospitals

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • resident
  • visiting Staff
  • chief resident

Exclusion Criteria:

  • intern
  • clerk

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

China Medical University Hospital

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

December 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2011

Study Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 28, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 28, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

December 29, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 29, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 28, 2010

Last Verified

December 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CMU-DMR99-IRB-254

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