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Colorectal CancerNCT03429296

Autohypnosis and Cancerology

A study testing Autohypnosis learning in people with Colorectal Cancer and Breast Cancer, run by Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Therapeutical hypnosis is proven to be an effective medical support to chemotherapy: it was shown that it can reduce the pain, anxiety, fatigue felt by the patient. Yet, hypnosis requires the presence of an hypnotherapist, which is why auto-hypnosis could be an efficient alternative to handle the side effects of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
Autohypnosis learning
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
120 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
23 May 2018to 1 Jul 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age superior or equal to 18 years old
  • Colorectal or breast cancer history, treated by surgery and that should undergo an adjuvant chemotherapy
  • In the case of breast cancer, adjuvant chemotherapy must involve anthracyclines
  • ECOG performance score < 3
  • Patient must be affiliated or beneficiary of social security or any similar regime

Who cannot join

  • Patients already included in another interventional clinical research protocol
  • Patients unable to proceed to hypnosis treatment due to their speech limitations (poor comprehension and expression of french, deafness, mental illness)
  • Patients protected by French law from clinical inclusion ( pregnant, in labour, breastfeeding, legally protected, under judiciary or administrative liberty deprivation...)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Groupe hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble

    Grenoble, 38028

Other trials in France

About this study

Official title: Prospective, Randomized Study Aiming to Assess the Benefit of Autohypnosis Learning in the Care of Patients Treated by Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colorectal or Breast Cancer.

Therapeutical hypnosis is proven to be an effective medical support to chemotherapy: it was shown that it can reduce the pain, anxiety, fatigue felt by the patient.

Yet, hypnosis requires the presence of an hypnotherapist, which is why auto-hypnosis could be an efficient alternative to handle the side effects of chemotherapy.

Read more

In this study, colorectal cancer and breast cancer patients are either taught auto-hypnosis or are taken in standard care for their chemotherapy.

The life quality score (QLQC30) assessed during and after chemotherapies will determine if auto-hypnosis is a good medical support in chemotherapies' adverse effects management.

The proven benefices of auto-hypnosis in the handling of the side effects of chemotherapies could improve the quality of life of cancer affected patients.

Being tested
Autohypnosis learning
Keywords
Cancer, Autohypnosis, Quality of life
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Autohypnosis learningOther

    Patients are taught how to do auto-hypnosis by an hypnotherapist before all along their chemotherapy.

Study groups in NCT03429296
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Autohypnosis learningExperimentalIn this arm, patients are taught autohypnosis during sessions in groups of 3 to 6 with a qualified hypnotherapist. Sessions are set every two weeks, for a total of 6 sessions. Individual sessions are possible for patients who missed a session.
Receives: Other: Autohypnosis learning
Standard of careNo interventionIn this arm, patients are not taught autohypnosis and are treated according to standard of care.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. >20% increase of the EORTC QLQC30 score (annexe 1) at the third week after the last chemotherapy session in the auto-hypnosis arm compared to the standard care arm.

    At the third week after the last chemotherapy session, patients answer the quality of life survey (EORTC QLQC30). Arms' mean score are compared, a minimal difference of 21% is needed for statistical significance.

    Measured: 3 weeks after the last chemotherapy session

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Evaluation of auto-hypnosis effects on the life quality and global health of patients at short, mid, and long term.

    Patients answer the quality of life survey (EORTC QLQC30) one in two chemotherapy session, or each session for XELOX therapy.

    Measured: 3rd week and 6 month after the last treatment and either one in two chemotherapy sessions, or each chemotherapy session if XELOX treatment

  2. Evaluation of auto-hypnosis effects on different components of quality of life.

    Quantitative evaluation of QLQ-C30 subdomains

    Measured: 3rd week and 6 month after the last treatment and either one in two chemotherapy sessions, or each chemotherapy session if XELOX treatment

  3. Evaluation of auto-hypnosis effects on different components of quality of life specific to breast cancer

    Quantitative evaluation of QLQ-BR23 scores

    Measured: 3rd week and 6 month after the last treatment and either one in two chemotherapy sessions, or each chemotherapy session if XELOX treatment

  4. Evaluation of auto-hypnosis effects on different components of quality of life specific to colorectal cancer.

    Quantitative evaluation of QLQ-CR29 scores

    Measured: 3rd week and 6 month after the last treatment and either one in two chemotherapy sessions, or each chemotherapy session if XELOX treatment

  5. Evaluation of auto-hypnosis effects on drug consumption.

    Patients answer a survey about their consumption of different type of drugs : pain-killers, antiemetics, anxiolytics, sleeping drugs.

    Measured: 3rd week and 6 month after the last treatment and either one in two chemotherapy sessions, or each chemotherapy session if XELOX treatment

  6. Evaluation of auto-hypnosis effects on fatigue.

    Evaluation of fatigue score MFI-20

    Measured: 3rd week and 6 month after the last treatment and either one in two chemotherapy sessions, or each chemotherapy session if XELOX treatment

  7. Evaluation of auto-hypnosis impact on anxiety and/or depression.

    Evaluation of HADS score

    Measured: 3rd week and 6 month after the last treatment and either one in two chemotherapy sessions, or each chemotherapy session if XELOX treatment

  8. Evaluation of auto-hypnosis impact on the global medical handling of their cancer.

    Numerical scale of satisfaction survey (from 0 to 10) 0 will mean "very unsatisfied" and 10 will mean "very satisfied".

    Measured: 3rd week and 6 month after the last treatment

  9. Evaluation of patient's satisfaction about auto-hypnosis therapies.

    Satisfaction survey about their satisfaction about auto-hypnosis therapies

    Measured: 3rd week and 6 month after the last treatment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Feb 2018
  2. Study start23 May 2018
  3. Primary completion21 Jan 2022
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Zelen : patients will be randomized according to the Zelen randomization design (as described in "Zelen M. Randomized consent designs for clinical trials: An update. Stats in Med. 1990;9:645-656")
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
120 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03429296
Sponsor's protocol ID
2017/12-SBO-GHMG
Status last verified
Mar 2023
First submitted
5 Feb 2018
Last updated
7 Mar 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

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    PubMed 9610692
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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Autohypnosis learning in people with Colorectal Cancer and Breast Cancer, run by Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Mar 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

>20% increase of the EORTC QLQC30 score (annexe 1) at the third week after the last chemotherapy session in the auto-hypnosis arm compared to the standard care arm. (time frame: 3 weeks after the last chemotherapy session). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03429296, which also lists 53 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Mar 2023.

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