Impact of Essential Oils on Anxiety of Patients Suffering From Metastasis Cancer - Feasibility Study

Center Eugene Marquis1 site in 1 country29 target enrollmentJune 21, 2016

ConditionsNeoplasm Metastasis

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Neoplasm Metastasis
Sponsor: Center Eugene Marquis
Enrollment: 29
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Anxiolytic consumption
Status: Terminated
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the impact of essential oils massage on anxiety of patients who are suffering from cancer at a metastasis stage. Half of patients will be massaged first by essential oils and then by oil only. The other half will be massaged first by oil and then by essential oils.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 21, 2016

End Date

May 1, 2017

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Crossover

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Center Eugene Marquis

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Adult suffering from cancer at a metastatic stage
•Life expectancy \> 15 days, assessed by investigator
•Hospitalized at the Chevrel unit from Centre Eugène Marquis, palliative unit care, for more than 15 days
•Regular anxiolytic treatment or imperative need to introduce anxiolytic treatment (assessed by investigator) within 48 hours following his hospitalization entry
•\> 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

•Patient already recruited in a therapeutic trial
•Patient not covered by a social security system
•Pregnant or likely pregnant patient, breastfeeding patient
•Allergy to any component of essential oils mixture and vegetable oils : bitter orange petitgrain, fine lavender, ylang-ylang, macadamia
•Minors, people deprived of their liberty or protected people,
•Impaired cognitive functions making impossible to obtain informed consent