ICU End-of-Life decisions: how often do families and doctors clash?

NCT ID NCT05768906

First seen Oct 31, 2025 · Last updated Jun 18, 2026 · Updated 37 times

Summary

This study looked at how often family members and doctors disagree when deciding to stop life-sustaining treatments in the intensive care unit (ICU). Researchers included 429 adult ICU patients in France whose treatment was limited. The goal was to measure these disagreements to better understand and address them.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CH Versailles

    Versailles, 78150, France

  • CH d'Aurillac (CH Henri Mondor)

    Aurillac, 15000, France

  • CH de Dieppe

    Dieppe, 76202, France

  • CH de Grasse

    Grasse, 06130, France

  • CH de Lens

    Lens, 62300, France

  • CHBA Vannes-Auray

    Vannes, 56017, France

  • CHU de Clermont Ferrand - Hôpital Gabriel Montpied

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France

  • CHU de Dijon

    Dijon, 21079, France

  • CHU de Grenoble-Alpes

    La Tronche, 38700, France

  • CHU de Montpellier - Gui de Chauliac

    Montpellier, 34295, France

  • CHU de Reims - Réanimation chirurgicale

    Reims, 51092, France

  • CHU de Toulouse-Rangueil - Réanimation Polyvalente

    Toulouse, 31400, France

  • Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild

    Paris, 75019, France

  • GHEF (Grand Hôpital de l'Est Francilien)-Site de Marne la Vallée

    Jossigny, 77600, France

  • HIA Robert Picqué

    Villenave-d'Ornon, 33140, France

  • Hôpital Beaujon - Réanimation chirurgicale polyvalente

    Clichy, 92110, France

  • Hôpital Beaujon - Réanimation hépato-digestive

    Clichy, 92110, France

  • Hôpital Lariboisière_APHP - Réanimation Chirurgicale Polyvalente

    Paris, 75010, France

  • Hôpital Saint Camille

    Bry-sur-Marne, 94360, France

  • Hôpital Simone Veil- Eaubonne

    Eaubonne, 95602, France

  • Hôpital privé Claude Galien

    Quincy-sous-Sénart, 91480, France

  • Institut Mutualiste Montsouris -

    Paris, 75014, France

  • Médipôle Lyon Villeurbanne

    Villeurbanne, 69100, France

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Death

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.