Continuous Deep Sedation Until Death

Continuous Deep Sedation Until Death Following a Decision to Limit or Stop Treatment in Intensive Care and in Continuous Surveillance Units

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05108792

Acronym

SPCMD-REA

Enrollment

585

Registered

2021-11-05

Start date

2021-02-26

Completion date

2021-10-01

Last updated

2021-11-05

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Conditions

Terminal Care

Keywords

Limit or Stop Treatment in Intensive Care, Continuous deep sedation (CDS), Continuous deep sedation until death (CDSUD)

Brief summary

This research is a descriptive observational study conducted in multicenter (intensive care and continuing care units) in France. All data collected is part of the patient record. The main objective is to describe the end-of-life sedative practices following a decision to limit or stop therapy in intensive care unit and continuing care unit.

Detailed description

All participating sites will include last 10 consecutive major patients deceased following a decision to limit or stop therapeutics. The study include only data from patients died before January 1, 2020. In the case report form the following information will be entered: * the characteristics of the unit of intensive care or continuing care unit. * Patient Characteristics * Characteristics of sedative practices

Interventions

OTHERNO INTERVENTION

observational study, no intervention performed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adult patients at the time of death (\>18years) * Died in intensive care or in continuing care unit * Patient died before January 1st, 2020. * Patients deceased following a decision to limit or stop therapeutics

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who died of brain death or unexpected cardiac arrest at death of unsuccessful cardiopulmonary resuscitation * Patient who expressed during his lifetime his opposition to the use of his data for scientific research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Description of end-of-life sedative practices	after patient death (before january 1st 2020)	Information concerning end-of-life sedative practices are recorder in the CRF (treatments used, patient's and unit characteristics...)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026