Clinical trial · Observational
Study of the Life Stories of Patients Making a Request for Euthanasia, in the Context of Advanced Cancer.
NCT05884788CI-TRIAL-00088586RECIFEcompletedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study wishes to focus on the life course of patients, beyond the moments of suffering experienced at the time of the request for euthanasia. It is based on the perspective that the patient's account of his or her life course can be a source of information for better understanding and accompanying patients requesting euthanasia.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| free interview, and questionnaires in a second time | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Description of the life stories of patients requesting euthanasia to explore which life experiences are brought forward when making this request, in a context of advanced oncological pathology.
- timeFrame
- One month
- description
- The main objective is to describe the life stories of patients requesting euthanasia in order to discover which life experiences are reasoning in the formulation of this request, in a context of advanced oncological pathology. The investigators carry out a descriptive analysis of the interviews. The interviews will be analyzed as they are conducted, in order to identify themes of interest. The themes will be compared between the different interviews in order to identify possible trends.
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Calculation of the Bartholomew score
- timeFrame
- One month
- description
- Use of specific questionnaire (Relationship Scales Questionnaire of Batholomew) to describe the profiles of the patients in the study
- measure
- Calculation of the distress thermometer's score
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Major patients * With cancer in the palliative phase, i.e. with an incurable disease according to current knowledge. * Expressing a request for euthanasia in terms evoking a request for death with the intervention of an outside person. * Non-opposition to the study after full written information. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe decompensated psychiatric pathology * Vulnerable persons defined here as pregnant women, parturients and persons under legal protection or unable to express their consent * Inability to conduct an interview
References
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