Requests for Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide (DESA)

July 26, 2016 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

31

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • France
    • Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
      • Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, 25000
        • CHRU Besançon - Palliative Care Unit

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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.

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

  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Qualitative research
Semi-structured interviews
Other: Qualitative research
Semi-structured interviews

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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)]
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

Collaborators

Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Régis AUBRY, Pr, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
  • Principal Investigator: Danièle LEBOUL, MCU, Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier
  • Principal Investigator: Frédéric GUIRIMAND, DR, Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier
  • Principal Investigator: Aline CHASSAGNE, IRC, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
  • Principal Investigator: Florence MATHIEU-NICOT, Phd, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
  • Principal Investigator: Anne BOUSQUET, Phd, Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 26, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

July 27, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 27, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 26, 2016

Last Verified

July 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DESA

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