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Can painting and clay ease the toll of chemotherapy?

NCT ID NCT04195217

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier de Perigueux Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026

Summary

This trial tests whether art therapy can reduce physical and psychological symptoms in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy or immunotherapy. Over six treatment sessions, participants engage in artistic activities like painting, drawing, or clay work, guided by an art therapist. Researchers measure changes in well-being and quality of life using standard questionnaires before and after each session. The goal is to see if this non-drug approach can improve how patients feel during cancer care.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Art therapy sessions using materials like paint, clay, and music during chemotherapy
What this could lead to
If art therapy improves well-being and reduces symptoms like pain and anxiety during cancer treatment, it could become a standard supportive care option.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study, and results may not apply to all cancer patients. Art therapy is not a cure and may not help everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

86 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2020

Finished

Mar 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * aged over 18 * patient cared for on Onco-hematology day with a cancerous pathology * consent of the patient * patient affiliated to social Security Exclusion Criteria: * patient minor * patient under legal protection * patient with too much impairment of vital and / or cognitive functions to participate and understand the study * patient whose predictable management is less than the follow-up period (6 sessions), * patient who has already participated in an art therapy session during their lifetime

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Conditions

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cancer neoplasm Neoplasms, Second Primary

As listed by the trial registrant

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Therapy-associated cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Perigueux Hospital Center

    Périgueux, Dordogne, 24000, France

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