Neoplasm Metastasis
Conditions
Keywords
anxiety
Brief summary
This study evaluates the impact of essential oils massage on anxiety of patients who are suffering from cancer at a metastasis stage. Half of patients will be massaged first by essential oils and then by oil only. The other half will be massaged first by oil and then by essential oils.
Interventions
OTHEREssential oils massages
OTHEROil massages
Sponsors
Center Eugene Marquis
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult suffering from cancer at a metastatic stage * Life expectancy \> 15 days, assessed by investigator * Hospitalized at the Chevrel unit from Centre Eugène Marquis, palliative unit care, for more than 15 days * Regular anxiolytic treatment or imperative need to introduce anxiolytic treatment (assessed by investigator) within 48 hours following his hospitalization entry * \> 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* Patient already recruited in a therapeutic trial * Patient not covered by a social security system * Pregnant or likely pregnant patient, breastfeeding patient * Allergy to any component of essential oils mixture and vegetable oils : bitter orange petitgrain, fine lavender, ylang-ylang, macadamia * Minors, people deprived of their liberty or protected people, * Impaired cognitive functions making impossible to obtain informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiolytic consumption | 7 days | Anxiolytic consumption will be assessed at day 7 at the end of each phase |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed