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Benefit Evaluation of Foot Reflexology in Oncology

NCT03508180 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-12-19

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Lung Cancer and Cancer of Digestive System

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

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.

OTHER

CONTROL

None intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pierre-Jean SOUQUET, MD · Hospices Civils de Lyon

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-14
Primary Completion
2020-02-03
Completion
2020-04-08

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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