NCT04671485

Effectiveness of autoHYpnosis in the Prevention of Anxiety During Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Tumors (HYMACO)

Randomized, Comparative Pilot Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of autoHYpnosis by Anchoring in the Prevention of Anxiety Related to Wearing the Mask for Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Tumors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

HYMACO is a monocentric, randomized comparative pilot study with a total duration of 25 months. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of autoHYpnosis by anchoring in the prevention of anxiety related to wearing the mask for radiotherapy of head and neck tumors. 60 patients will be randomized into 3 arms ARM A : Standard care ARM B : Autohypnosis ARM C : Musicotherapy This study is carried out during the first 5 radiotherapy sessions because this is decisive for the good progress of subsequent sessions

Conditions

• Head and Neck Tumors

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Standard care	Patient undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck tumor with a compression mask, and assessed as anxious about wearing this mask will have standard care
OTHER	Autohypnosis	The patient will be called to learn autohypnosis during a specific consultation, with a radiotherapy manipulator trained to learn this technic. The patient will use this technic during the centering scanner and the first 5 radiotherapy sessions
OTHER	Musicotherapy	the patient will choose the music he want to listen from a music database (3 specific moods). The chosen music will be broadcast to the patient via a hi-fi system present in the treatment room during the centering scanner and for the first 5 radiotherapy sessions

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-16
• Primary completion: 2024-12-11
• Completion: 2025-02-05
• First posted: 2020-12-17
• Last updated: 2025-07-24

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: France