Requests for Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Establishment of Accommodation for Dependent Old Persons.

Completed

• Conditions: Qualitative Research; Euthanasia; Assisted Suicide; Aging
• Interventions: Other: qualitative interview

• Registration Number: NCT03353870
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

Brief Summary

The main aim of this project is to analyze and understand the meaning of explicit requests to hasten death (euthanasia and assisted suicide) from older people living in an Establishment of accommodation for dependent old persons.

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-11-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-11-21
• Study First Posted: 2017-11-27
• Study Start: 2019-04-15
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study Completion: 2021-07-30
• Status Verified: 2023-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 2023-09-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 7

Inclusion Criteria

• They live in an establishment of accommodation for dependent old persons
• They have to be ill.
• They have request for euthanasie or assisted suicide
• They are in capacity to meet researchers for interview,
• They aggreed to make an individual interview
• They are covered by the French social security system

Exclusion Criteria

• They have neurocognitives disorders that can't allow an individual interview
• They did not express themselves a request for euthanasia ou assisted suicide
• They disagreed to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
qualitative interview	qualitative interview	This study has only one arm

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative analyse	One year	Describe, analyze and understand the content, the meaning and factors of evolution of euthanasia or assisted suicide's requests, by crossing the speech of residents, caregivers and family.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinical Investigation Center; 🇫🇷 Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France