Interest of Medical Hypnosis in Anxious Patients Treated by Radiotherapy

ConditionSolid Tumor
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorInstitut Claudius Regaud

About this trial

This phase II, randomized, non-comparative and monocentric study aims to evaluate the interest of medical hypnosis in the management of anxiety in patients who are moderately anxious, anxious or very anxious during their radiotherapy treatment.

45 patients will be randomized into the following arms:

* Arm A (standard): relaxation with music listening during radiotherapy treatment * Arm B (experimental): relaxation with music listening and hypnosis during radiotherapy treatment

For the study each patient will be followed during 2 months.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years at the time of enrollment into the study.

Patient with localized or metastatic solid malignant tumor.

Patient being followed for the cancer pathology at IUCT-O and to receive, for the first time in the follow-up, treatment by radiotherapy (radiotherapy treatment should not have been initiated prior to inclusion in the study).

Patient for whom radiotherapy treatment includes at least 15 sessions of radiation therapy.

Disqualifiers

Patient doesn't understand the French language.

Patient with psychiatric disorders requiring antidepressant or antipsychotic treatment.

Patient with hearing problems.

Pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Relaxation with music listening and medical hypnosis during radiotherapy treatment:
  • Relaxation with music listening during radiotherapy treatment:

Treatment groups

45 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators