Staying confined in the bed is frequent at the end of life. The cancer patients can also experiment this situation, and consequences are painful, with pain increasing with the time. This pain are related to the joints stiffing , muscles mass decreasing, and tendons retractions . The non pharmacological approach associated with the conventional treatments can be interesting to assess in this frails patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
22
The patients meeting the inclusions criteria will be informed of the study and an osteopathic treatment holistic ,involving all the body will be applied, three time with 2 days between the treatments .Each meeting with the practitioner will last around 40 minutes. The pain and symptoms assessment will be done before and after the treatment .
Hôpital Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, France
Decreased pain intensity of 2 points measured by Analog Visual Scale (AVS) before and after the session
Time frame: 15 days
Decrease in analgesic consumption for pain related to immobilization
Time frame: 15 days
Decreased 2 points of intensity of other symptoms associated before and after session measured with Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS).
Time frame: 15 days
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