Incurable Cancer Diseases Clinical Trial
— ESPILOfficial title:
Incurable Ill Patients Attitudes to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: A Prospective, Multi-Centre Trial in Palliative Care Units in Saxony
| Verified date | November 2012 |
| Source | Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | Germany: Ethics Commission |
| Study type | Observational |
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."
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 200 |
| Est. completion date | January 2010 |
| Est. primary completion date | |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 18 Years and older |
| Eligibility |
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 |
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH | Leipzig | Saxonia |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH |
Germany,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Patients intention to assisted suicide | up to four weeks after beginning of palliative treatment | No |