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Post-SOPHrology Cancer Patients' anxieTY Report

Terminated
Conditions
Cancer
Interventions
Other: Questionnaires
Registration Number
NCT03707301
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Brief Summary

Cancer is pathology with a high impact on patients and relatives quality of life. Most of the time, it is a stressful trial. Professionals have often resort to pharmaceutical solutions, but sometimes, it is not sufficient. So, patients resort to alternative and complementary medicines, as sophrology. In Lucien Neuwirth Cancer Institute, patients can benefit from sophrology.

Anxiety levels have never been reported before and after sessions. Indeed, the present study wants to report anxiety levels before, after, and one and three weeks after session. Levels of satisfaction will also be reported.

Detailed Description

Cancer is pathology with a high impact on patients and relatives quality of life. Most of the time, it is a stressful trial. Professionals have often resort to pharmaceutical solutions, but sometimes, it is not sufficient. So, patients resort to alternative and complementary medicines, as sophrology. In Lucien Neuwirth Cancer Institute, patients can benefit from sophrology.

Anxiety levels have never been reported before and after sessions. Indeed, the present study wants to report anxiety levels before, after, and one and three weeks after session. Levels of satisfaction will also be reported.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
17
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient performing at least one session of sophrology in the Lucien Neuwirth Cancer Institute
Exclusion Criteria
  • Protected patient (according to the law),
  • Patient with incapacity to complete questionnaires,
  • Patient with incapacity to perform sophrologic movements.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cancer patients performing sophrology sessionsQuestionnairesCancer patients performing sophrology sessions will be recruited in this study, and will complete questionnaires of satisfaction and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Level of anxiety difference1 hour

Level of anxiety after sophrology session will be compared to the level of anxiety before session, on a visual scale from 0 to 10. The scale is 10 centimeters long, printed on a paper.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of sessions1 month

Number of sessions performed during one month will be reported.

Level of anxiety difference1 month

Level of anxiety after a second session of sophrology will be compared to the level of anxiety reported before the first sophrology session, according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, part A. The part A is composed of seven questions, with a score obtained between 0 and 28. A score between :

* 7 or less : no symptomatology ;

* 8 to 10 : doubtful symptomatology ;

* 11 and more : certain symptomatology.

Level of depression difference1 month

Level of depression after a second session of sophrology will be compared to the level of depression reported before the first sophrology session, according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, part B. The part B is composed of seven questions, with a score obtained between 0 and 28. A score between :

* 7 or less : no symptomatology ;

* 8 to 10 : doubtful symptomatology ;

* 11 and more : certain symptomatology.

Sessions duration1 hour

Duration of sessions will be reported, unit used: minutes.

Patients satisfaction1 month

Patients satisfaction will be reported during one month, as many times as they performed sophrology sessions, on a visual scale from 0 to 10. The scale is 10 centimeters long, printed on a paper.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institut de Cancérologie Lucien Neuwirth

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Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France

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