Evaluation of the Efficiency of Touch Massage on the Quality of Life at Work of Nursing Staff Working in a Cancer Center. (Pause "Toucher Massage (TM)")

NCT ID: NCT06928987

Last Updated: 2025-04-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

88 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-16

Study Completion Date

2025-07-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to scientifically confirming the common perception that Touch-Massage (TM) breaks have a beneficial effect on the daily life of paramedics, both psychologically and physically.

The main question\[s\] it aims to answer \[is/are\]:

* Evaluating the efficacy of TM on burnout
* Evaluating the efficacy of TM on anxiety
* Evaluating the efficacy of TM on affect
* Evaluating the efficacy of TM on musculoskeletal disorders Researchers will compare 2 groups : Control group of paramedics who do not have the benefit of TM breaks and an experimental group of paramedics taking TM break.

Participants in the experimental group received one 15-minute TM session per week for 6 weeks and burnout, anxiety, affect, and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) will be assessed in participants using questionnaires at different times of the study. Participants in the control group complete only the same questionnaires at the same times as the experimental group.

Participants in the 2 arms are reviewed at 3 and 6 months to complete the questionnaires.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Quality of Life at Work Paramedical Professionals Touch Massage Cancer Center

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Touch massage

Participants receive 6 Touch Massage sessions, given once a week for 6 weeks by one of the Touch Massage practitioners

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Touch Massage

Intervention Type OTHER

The practitioner performs the touch-massage for 15 minutes on clothed personnel in a seated position on an ergonomic massage chair. The massage focuses on the back, neck and arm areas. It's a precise, technical sequence of pressure, stretching and sweeping movements that follows the following pattern:

* Basic anti-stress maneuvers to relieve tension,
* Relaxation of the upper torso with weightless movements to loosen shoulders and arms,
* Stretching,
* Redynamization through rapid friction on the back.

Burnout, anxiety, affect, and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) will be assessed in participants using the following questionnaires at different times of the study.

Without Touch massage

Participants will not receive any Touch Massage sessions for the duration of the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Touch Massage

The practitioner performs the touch-massage for 15 minutes on clothed personnel in a seated position on an ergonomic massage chair. The massage focuses on the back, neck and arm areas. It's a precise, technical sequence of pressure, stretching and sweeping movements that follows the following pattern:

* Basic anti-stress maneuvers to relieve tension,
* Relaxation of the upper torso with weightless movements to loosen shoulders and arms,
* Stretching,
* Redynamization through rapid friction on the back.

Burnout, anxiety, affect, and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) will be assessed in participants using the following questionnaires at different times of the study.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Nurses or nursing assistant working in the Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest's (ICO) medical oncology, surgical oncology, day clinic or early phase unit.
* Employees who have worked at the ICO for at least 9 months.

Exclusion Criteria

* Employees who have had more than one touch/massage session at the ICO in the last 6 months.
* Pregnant for more than 4 months (declarative)
* Employees who have undergone osteo-articular surgery within the last 3 months.
* Employees with a pre-inclusion MBI score indicating high burnout (emotional exhaustion score \>30 and depersonalisation score \>12 and personal accomplishment score \<33).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest

Saint-Herblain, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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ICO-2023-22

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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