Medical Assistance in Dying Requests in Pain Clinic (MAiD)

Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Disability or Chronic Disease Leading to Disablement; Terminal Diseases; Terminal Care; Chronic Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06802562

SalemAnes MAiD Request

Details and patient eligibility

About

Terminally ill patients often suffer existentially. Terminally ill patients with existential pain may request medical aid in dying. The Canadian government legalized Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for patients unforeseeable deaths. This prospective observational study examined chronic pain clinic patients' MAiD requests. The study assessed the patients' life quality and outcomes.

Full description

Adult patients diagnosed with terminal or severe intractable illnesses frequently endure existential distress. Consequently, patients with terminal illnesses who experience existential distress may contemplate or seek medical assistance in dying (MAiD). In March 2021, the Government of Canada implemented amendments to the Criminal Code to authorize Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for individuals whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable.

This prospective observational study evaluated requests made for MAiD by patients in the chronic pain clinic setting. The study assessed the quality of life and natural outcomes of the patients.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients with chronic pain and disability.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients without physical disability.

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Chronic pain and disability.

Description:

Adult patients with chronic pain and physical disability.