The desire to die in palliative care: Optimalization of management

The desire to die in palliative care: Optimalization of management - DEDIPOM

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00012988

Enrollment

375

Registered

2017-09-27

Start date

2017-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Development of conversation guide, Management of desire to die in palliative care

Interventions

Group 1: Step 1: Qualitative interviews with patients in order to further develop a conversation guide Delphi interview with experts in order to further develop a conversation guide Group 2: Step 2: T

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: step 1: patients: *life expectancy 3 to 9 months *good German speaker competency *cognitively and conditionally able to give an interview *adult *written consent experts: *Occupational group (multi-professional plus ethical experts, patient representatives) *At least 5 years of experience with DD and/or suicidality *High scores in self-assed confidence and expertise in DD step 2: HPs: *worked with palliative patients in the past year *written consent step 3: patients: *good German speaker competency *cognitively and conditionally able to give an interview *adult *written consent relatives: *relatives of palliative patients that died in the past year in Cologne *good German speaker competency *adult *written consent HPs: *used the conversation guide *worked with palliative patients in the past year *written consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients: *life expectancy less than 3 months *not cognitively or conditionally able to give an interview All participants: *bad German speaker competency *no written consent *do not wish to partake

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Optimalization of the HP-patient relationship (questionnaires, pre: max. 1 week before conversations, post: max. 1 week after conversations, and follow-up: 4-6 weeks after conversations) PDRQ-9 – German: questionnaire assessing the HP-patient-relationship DADDS – G- Death and Dying Distress Scale German Version: assessing fears of death and dying SAHD-D – Schedule of Attitudes Towards Hastened Death German Version: assessing desire to die PHQ9- Patient Health Questionnaire: assessing depression BHS - Beck Hopelessness Scale: assessing hopelessness VAS – visual analogue scale: assessing will of life	—

Measure

Time frame

Optimalization of the HP-patient relationship (questionnaires, pre: max. 1 week before conversations, post: max. 1 week after conversations, and follow-up: 4-6 weeks after conversations) PDRQ-9 – German: questionnaire assessing the HP-patient-relationship DADDS – G- Death and Dying Distress Scale German Version: assessing fears of death and dying SAHD-D – Schedule of Attitudes Towards Hastened Death German Version: assessing desire to die PHQ9- Patient Health Questionnaire: assessing depression BHS - Beck Hopelessness Scale: assessing hopelessness VAS – visual analogue scale: assessing will of life

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Development of a conversation guide	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKerstin Kremeike

MSH - Zentrum für Palliativmedizin Mildred-Scheel-Haus

tw-palliativ@uk-koeln.de0221 9440490

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 24, 2026