Impact of Multisensory Hand Massage on the Well-being of Cancer Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The investigators wish to study the impact of a multisensory hand massage on the immediate well-being of cancer patients.

Official Title
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Impact of Multisensory Hand Massage on the Well-being of Cancer Patients

Conditions
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Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Mulstisensory massage


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan Patient treated in the oncology department of CHU Nimes for any form of cancer with an EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) score of 3 or lower Exclusion Criteria: The subject is participating in another category I interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study The subject refuses to sign the consent It is impossible to give the subject informed information The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship Patient allergic to the massage oil Patients with visual or auditory problems Patients with an infection resulting in hyperthermia Patient with hematoma on the hand Patient with dermatological problems or painful areas on the hands Patients with an EVIBE score greater than 3

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Multisensory massage<br> | Other: Mulstisensory massage<br>* 7 minutes of hand massage followed by multisensory immersion (lights and music) for 23 minutes<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in well-being following multisensory massage | EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest | 30 minutes | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Well-being following multisensory massage | EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest | 2 hours | 
| Well-being following multisensory massage | EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest | 4 hours | 
| Well-being following multisensory massage | EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest | 6 hours | 
| Well-being following multisensory massage | EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest | 8 hours | 
| Patient anxiety | State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) | Immediately prior to treatment | 
| Patient anxiety | State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) | 30 minutes | 
| Patient anxiety | State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) | 8 hours | 
| Satisfaction of staff performing the multisensory massage | Custom-built questionnaire; 11 questions on satisfaction at work on a 10-point scale (not at all - enormously) | End of inclusions (12 months) |