NCT03959007

Impact of Supportive Care on the Experience of Hospitalization of Patients Staying in the Protected Area of the Department of Blood Diseases

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients with acute leukemia or received SCT are hospitalized in protected area, at least for 28 days. In this area, there is some rules like: controlled-visit, protective-clothing….so patient are in social and familial isolation condition. During their hospitalization, patients are confront to aggressive treatment and psychological distress related to potentially death. Emergency hospitalization, illness, controlled environment, aggressive treatment and potential complications place patients in a context of anxiety-provoking. Aesthetic therapy is a new supportive care in cancer therapy access on improving well-being, relaxation and body image. This supportive care is already used in cancerology department, particularly in breast cancer patients. In our department, a few patient received aesthetic care during their hospitalization and they appreciated these sessions and impact on well-being was immediately. Moreover only 6 sessions was proposed and effect on anxiety wasn't measurable Aesthetic care improve well-being but impact on anxiety is unknown. In this study we evaluate the impact off socio aesthetic on the quality off life and anxiety. We evaluate this impact by 3 questionnaires at 3 times during hospitalization.

Conditions

• Acute Leukemia
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT)
• Aplasia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Aesthetic therapy sessions	Only for experimental arm at 3 times during hospitalization
OTHER	Questionnaire	Both arm at 3 times during hospitalization

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-15
• Primary completion: 2022-10-27
• Completion: 2022-10-27
• First posted: 2019-05-22
• Last updated: 2025-12-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France