Proof-of-Concept Study of the SNOEZELEN Device on Anxiety Symptoms in Patients Hospitalized for Chemotherapy in a Pediatric Oncology Department

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age8-18
SponsorCentre Oscar Lambret

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether the Snoezelen multisensory relaxation approach can reduce anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents aged 8 to 17 years hospitalized for chemotherapy in a pediatric oncology unit.

Researchers will compare patients' symptoms during a chemotherapy cycle with Snoezelen sessions to a previous cycle without Snoezelen, in order to assess changes in psychological and physical well-being.

Participants will:

* Be enrolled between their first (without Snoezelen) and second (with Snoezelen) chemotherapy cycles * Complete self-report questionnaires on anxiety, depression, quality of life, and nausea * Receive 45-minute Snoezelen sessions every two days during their second hospitalization * Participate in a semi-structured interview after the final session * Provide data on medications (anxiolytics, antiemetics) and vomiting frequency during both hospitalizations

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

New patient

Treated in the Paediatrics/AJA department of the Oscar Lambret Centre for cancer (all types of cancer)

Hospitalisation for several days

Highly emetogenic chemotherapy treatment: this corresponds to all in-patient treatments carried out in the Paediatrics/AJA department.

Disqualifiers

Claustrophobia

Presence of psychiatric, addictive or cognitive disorders that would prevent compliance with the protocol requirements;

State of health not allowing participation in the study (severe fatigue, symptoms refractory to treatment).

Pregnant or breast-feeding women

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • self-report questionnaires, research interviews

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Centre Oscar Lambret

Lead sponsor

PETRARQUE

Collaborator

Scalab CNRS 9193

Collaborator