The investigators wish to study the impact of a multisensory hand massage on the immediate well-being of cancer patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
9
7 minutes of hand massage followed by multisensory immersion (lights and music) for 23 minutes
CHU de Nimes
Nîmes, France
Change in well-being following multisensory massage
EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest
Time frame: 30 minutes
Well-being following multisensory massage
EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest
Time frame: 2 hours
Well-being following multisensory massage
EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest
Time frame: 4 hours
Well-being following multisensory massage
EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest
Time frame: 6 hours
Well-being following multisensory massage
EValuation Immédiate du Bien-Etre (EVIBE) questionnaire: 1-5 pictorial scale with 1 being lowest
Time frame: 8 hours
Patient anxiety
State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Time frame: Immediately prior to treatment
Patient anxiety
State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Time frame: 30 minutes
Patient anxiety
State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Time frame: 8 hours
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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)
Time frame: End of inclusions (12 months)