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Benefits of an Intervention Combining Hypnosis and Self-care for Prostate Cancer Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Interventions
Behavioral: Self-hypnosis + Self-care
Registration Number
NCT03423927
Lead Sponsor
University of Liege
Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the impact of a group intervention combining self-hypnosis and self-care techniques on prostate patients' well-being. More specifically, the investigators want to investigate the effects of that intervention on sleep, fatigue and emotional distress of the patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
46
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18-years-old,
  • ability to read, write and speak French
  • prostate cancer diagnosis
  • treatment with surgery and/or radiotherapy.
Exclusion Criteria
  • metastases
  • cancer recurrence at the moment of inclusion
  • major cognitive or psychiatric disorder.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention group : hypnosis + self-careSelf-hypnosis + Self-careGroupal intervention combining self-care techniques and self-hypnosis exercises
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in FatigueT0 (before the intervention) and T1 (after the intervention : 6 months later).

A sense of tiredness or exhaustion linked with cancer and its treatments, that is not alleviated by sleep. Measured by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer - Quality of Life Core Questionnaire-30 (EORTC-QLCQ30). One symptom-related scale (fatigue, score based on 3 items, varies from 0 to 100, 100 being the worst fatigue endured) and the global health status (2 items, score varies from 0 to 100, 100 being the best quality of life) are used in this study.

Change in emotional distressT0 (before the intervention) and T1 (after the intervention : 6 months later).

Anxiety + Depression, measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Scores range (total): 0-42 (0-14: absence of anxio-depressive disorder ; 15-42: presence of anxio-depressive disorder). Two scales: anxiety and depression. For each, scores range 0-21 (0-7: absence of anxious or depressive disorder; 8-10: possibility of an anxious or depressive disorder; 11-21: presence of anxious or depressive disorder).

Change in sleep difficultiesT0 (before the intervention) and T1 (after the intervention : 6 months later).

Sleep difficulties (difficulties to stay asleep, to fall asleep...) and their severity. Measured by the Insomnia Severity Index. One score is calculated and ranges from 0 to 22 (0-7: absence of insomnia; 8-14: subclinical insomnia; 15-21: moderate insomnia; 22-28: severe insomnia).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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