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End of Life Care - Preferences of Patients with Advanced Skin Cancer

End of Life Care - Preferences of Patients with Advanced Skin Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00023492
Enrollment
70
Registered
2020-11-03
Start date
2020-11-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C43 C44

Interventions

Group 1: Single case report study

Sponsors

UKGM Universitätsklinikum Marburg Abteilung Dermatologie und Allergologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Malignant melanoma stage III + IV Merkel cell carcinoma stage III + IV Squamous cell carcinoma stage III + IV Older 18 years sufficient knowledge of German

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Malignant melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma stage I + II Younger than 18 years insufficient knowledge of German lack of consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
• Recording of the preferences regarding the place of death of people with advanced skin cancer • Registration of the existence of a living will or power of attorney • Investigation of the influence of disease-related factors on the desired place of death of people with advanced skin cancer

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
• To what extent do patients with advanced skin cancer know the stage of their disease • Do the patients wish to have discussions about further care planning? • Does the preference of the place of death change as the disease / metastasis worsens? Is there a connection between the desire to die and e.g. distressing symptoms?

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMartin Gschnell

UKGM Universitätsklinikum Marburg Abteilung Dermatologie und Allergologie

martin.gschnell@med.uni-marburg.de064215869115

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026