Benefit Evaluation of Foot Reflexology in Oncology

NCT ID: NCT03508180

Last Updated: 2025-12-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-14

Study Completion Date

2020-04-08

Brief Summary

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Chemotherapy with platinum salts is very emetic. The aim of this study is to evaluate the benefits of foot reflexology in nausea and vomiting induced by platinum salts-based chemotherapy in patients with thoracic or digestive tumors.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lung Cancer and Cancer of Digestive System

Keywords

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Supportive care cancer foot reflexology nausea vomiting

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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foot reflexology

patients WITH foot reflexology session during chemotherapy treatments

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

INTERVIONNAL

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Foot reflexology session (30 minutes) each course of chemotherapy (total 4 courses) during the 4 hours following the first 2 hours of injection + auto-massage done by the patient between each course.

During a session focused on the treatment of nausea / vomiting, the reflexologist will stimulate the reflex zones related to the digestive system in order to calm and stimulate all areas for deep relaxation of the patient.

platinum-based treatment

Patients WITHOUT ANY foot reflexology session during chemotherapy treatments

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

CONTROL

Intervention Type OTHER

None intervention.

Interventions

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INTERVIONNAL

Foot reflexology session (30 minutes) each course of chemotherapy (total 4 courses) during the 4 hours following the first 2 hours of injection + auto-massage done by the patient between each course.

During a session focused on the treatment of nausea / vomiting, the reflexologist will stimulate the reflex zones related to the digestive system in order to calm and stimulate all areas for deep relaxation of the patient.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

CONTROL

None intervention.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient with a thoracic or digestive cancer with indication of management with platinum salts-based chemotherapy
* Good performance status of (ECOG 0-2)
* More than 18 years old
* Ability to complete the questionnaires (comprehension oral and written French language) and to carry out the required exercises.
* Patient affiliated to Social Security or equivalent
* Informed consent signed

Exclusion Criteria

* Phlebitis
* Cellar syndrome
* Weight loss\> 5% in 3 months
* Uncontrolled pain
* Patients under morphine and derivatives
* Brain metastases
* Patient benefiting from foot reflexology outside the study
* Patient under guardianship or curatorship or deprived of his rights
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hospices Civils de Lyon

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pierre-Jean SOUQUET, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Locations

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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

Pierre-Bénite, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Murat-Ringot A, Souquet PJ, Chauvenet M, Rentler C, Subtil F, Schott AM, Preau M, Piriou V. The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Digestive System or Lung Cancer: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Jul 14;9(7):e17232. doi: 10.2196/17232.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32449505 (View on PubMed)

Murat-Ringot A, Souquet PJ, Subtil F, Boutitie F, Preau M, Piriou V. The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Digestive or Lung Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Cancer. 2021 Nov 5;7(4):e25648. doi: 10.2196/25648.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34738909 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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69HCL17_0676

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id