Status:
COMPLETED
End-of-life Decision-making in Patients With Sepsis-related Organ Failure
Lead Sponsor:
Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Germany
Collaborating Sponsors:
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Conditions:
Severe Sepsis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The care of patients with sepsis-related organ failure on the intensive care unit (ICU) often includes end-of-life decision (EOL-D) and communication of such decisions to relatives. This increases the...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND About half of patients with sepsis related organ failure die on the ICU, frequently after end-of-life decisions (EOL-D), i.e. the decision to withdraw or withhold life-supporting therapies ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Staff:
- all physicians and nursing staff who treat patients with sepsis-related organ failure on participating ICUs who consent to participate
Exclusion
- Decline to participate
- Relatives:
- Relatives of patients with sepsis-related organ failure and EOL-D who consent to participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
174 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01247792
Start Date
August 1 2010
End Date
September 30 2014
Last Update
August 9 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Jena University Hospital
Jena, Thuringia, Germany, 07747