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Can a 30-Minute chat calm nerves before a port implant?

NCT ID NCT07559981

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Grenoble Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a dedicated 30-minute consultation with a healthcare professional before getting an implantable port (a small device under the skin for chemotherapy) can lower patient anxiety. About 150 adults scheduled for the procedure will either get standard care or an extra consultation with photos and device demo. The goal is to see if this reduces anxiety and prevents issues like forgotten blood tests or medication errors.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
paramedical consultation
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that a simple pre-procedure chat with a healthcare professional reduces anxiety and prevents last-minute cancellations.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study (150 people) testing a non-drug intervention, so results may not apply broadly. The anxiety measure is subjective and may not capture real-world benefits.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

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

About 150 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Nov 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled to have an implantable port fitted in the Radiology Department at CHUGA * Patients aged 18 or over Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of implantable port placement * Implantable port placement for a non-oncological indication * Emergency implantable port placement that could increase the patient's anxiety (port placement scheduled as an emergency within 7 days of the oncology consultation) * Subject currently excluded from another study * Persons referred to in Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the Public Health Code (i.e. all protected persons: pregnant women, women in labour, breastfeeding mothers, persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative order, and persons subject to a legal protection measure)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Paramedical consultation

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospital Grenoble

    Grenoble, 38043, France

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