Satisfaction Assessment of Patients With Local Breast Cancer When Using Cosmetics During Chemotherapy and Post-treatment Thermal Cure

Centre Jean Perrin30 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess the satisfaction, the observance, the intolerance, the qualitative appreciation and the expectations of the patients related to the use of the cosmetic products ("Tendre Caresse au cold cream" body cream and "Crème de douche" face and body cleanser from Cosmétosource) during chemotherapy and post-treatment thermal cure

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Local Breast Cancer Patients

Interventions

CosmeticsOTHER

"Tendre Caresse au cold cream" body cream from Cosmétosource "Crème de douche" face and body cleanser from Cosmétosource

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Woman, * Age \> or = 18 years, * Performance status \> or = 1 (according to WHO criteria), * Patient with histologically proven breast cancer, not metastasized, * Patient treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy, * Absence of cutaneous lesions related to the pathology, * Patient fluent in the French language, * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme, * Obtaining written, signed and dated informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic breast cancer, * Local relapse of breast cancer * History of cancer in the 5 years preceding the entry into the trial, * Patient already treated with chemotherapy, * Medical contraindications to the use of cosmetic products and the prescription of a spa treatment, * Patient deprived of liberty or under guardianship.

Locations (1)

Centre Jean Perrin

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mean satisfaction related to the use of cosmetics during chemotherapy using a visual analog score (VAS) ranging from 0 (not satisfied) to 10 (satisfied).

The mean satisfaction will be assessed using a visual analog score (VAS) ranging from 0 (not satisfied) to 10 (satisfied).

Time frame: 6 months

Mean compliance related to the use of cosmetics during chemotherapy by asking if yes or no the products was stopped.

The compliance will be measured by questions asking if patients stopped the use of cosmetics.

Time frame: 6 months

Percentage of patients declaring skin problems after the use of these 2 cosmetics

Skin problems will be measured by questions asking if yes or no the skin was moisturized, oily, tugging or nice at touching.

Time frame: 6 months

Qualitative assessment of cosmetics : percentage of patients feeling that the products texture/oiliness/application/absorption is good/not good

The qualitative assessment of cosmetics will be measured by questions asking about the texture, the odour, the oiliness, the application and the absorption of the 2 cosmetic products

Time frame: 6 months

Patient expectations related to the use of cosmetics during chemotherapy

Patient expectations will be measured by questions asking about the reason why the stopped the use of these 2 cosmetics and by all answers given for the odour, the texture, the oiliness, the application and the absorption

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Mean satisfaction related to the use of cosmetics during post-treatment thermal cure using a visual analog score (VAS) ranging from 0 (not satisfied) to 10 (satisfied).

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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