NCT07380672

IMpact of Mind-body Therapies (HYpnosis and Relaxation) on Anxiety in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Who Had Been Treated in ONcology. Multicenter Study.

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 558 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In France today, it is estimated that one in 850 people aged between 20 and 45 has been cured of cancer in childhood. Some descriptive studies have established that cancer diagnosis and treatment can affect psychological health, with an increased risk of depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety and suicidal risk. A French study published by our team in 2015 and 2020 also showed that, as adults, 40% of former pediatric cancer patients experienced symptoms of anxiety, a rate significantly higher than that of the general French population (25%). While it is well established that it is essential to detect the onset of anxiety-depressive disorders and, if necessary, to set up conventional psychological treatment (CPT), few studies have sought to show the benefit of complementing this conventional CPT with mind-body therapies (MBT) in the post-cancer pediatric setting. This project aims to determine the benefit of mind-body therapies (hypnosis and relaxation) as a complement to conventional psychological treatment (CPT) in the management of anxiety in children, adolescents and young adults in remission from pediatric cancer or leukemia.

Conditions

• Adolescent Cancer Survivors
• Childhood Cancer Survivors
• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	10 mind-body therapy sessions (hypnosis or relaxation, depending on the patient's choice)	10 sessions to be completed within a maximum of 6 months (1 session every 2 weeks for 4 months, then 1 session per month for 2 months). Sessions conducted alternately or on the same day as conventional psychotherapy sessions.
BEHAVIORAL	9 sessions of standard psychological care	9 sessions of standard psychological care to be completed within a maximum of 6 months (1 session every 2 weeks for 2 months, then 1 session per month for 4 months).

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-02
• Primary completion: 2028-01-01
• Completion: 2028-07-01
• First posted: 2026-02-02
• Last updated: 2026-02-02

Locations

7 sites across 1 country: France