The Impact of the Practice of Touch-massage on the Anxiety of Patients With Hematological Disorde… (NCT02343965) | Clinical Trial Compass
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The Impact of the Practice of Touch-massage on the Anxiety of Patients With Hematological Disorders Hospitalized in a Protective Environment, a Randomized, Controlled Study
France62 participantsStarted 2015-01
Plain-language summary
Each year, 17000 cases of severe hematological diseases are diagnosed in France, with more than 6,000 of these requiring hospitalization in a protective, sterile environment. New methods, such as touch massage, have emerged in response to anxiety symptoms observed in patients in such sterile and isolated surroundings. We hypothesize that during the period of isolation, touch massage becomes a nursing care which can help the patient.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 65 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with hematologic diseases (leukaemia, Myeloma, lymphoma) hospitalized in a sterile area of a hematology unit for at least 3 weeks
* 18 to 65 years
* Female or male
* Not having met the nurse, who is providing the touch-massage
Exclusion Criteria:
* Allergy to sweet almond oil
* Injury to the skin, at the back and / or arms and / or hands
* Cognitive impairment and / or preventing psychiatric responses to interviews and / or questionnaires
* Physical inability to take sitting in an ergonomic chair for the conduct of touch massage.
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2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
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What they're measuring
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Impact of touch-massage practice on patients' anxiety state, as measured by the anxiety-state questionnaire (Spielberger, CD et al, 1983) to assess the predisposition to anxiety.