Decision Making in End of Life as Individual Preferences

Completed

Conditions studied: Terminal Diseases

In brief

It is not universal that terminally ill patients choose surrogate in the event of disagreement between the treating physician and the surrogate at the end of their lives. There are several factors that influence the terminally ill patient's decision to choose a decision maker at the end of his / life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02428504

Run by

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

People needed

148

Starts

2012-06-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Non-resectable malignancy undergoing palliative care treatment
• Severe end stage COPD with FEV1 < 30% and receiving home O2 for > six months
• End stage cardiomyopathy NYHA class III/IV, not candidate for heart transplantation.

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center — New York, New York, United States

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