Book therapy: a new way to ease anxiety before hysterectomy?

NCT ID NCT07430488

Symptom relief Sponsor: Groupe SantéCité SantéCité Enseignement-Recherche-Innovation (GCS SCERI) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study tests if reading a personal narrative book, in addition to standard care, can help women of childbearing age manage anxiety, depression, and negative thinking before a hysterectomy. About 156 women will either receive standard information or also read a book. The goal is to see if the book improves emotional well-being and satisfaction with care.

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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

About 156 people

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

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Jan 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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

Ages

18 to 42 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18 years or older and under 43 years of age * Patients with an indication for hysterectomy for a non-malignant condition * Patients who have provided explicit oral consent to participate * Patients covered by the French social security system * Patients able to read and understand French and capable of reading a French book within a timeframe compatible with the study schedule Exclusion Criteria: * Women with suspected uterine cancer or high-grade dysplasia * Women participating or having participated to an interventional clinical trial within the 30 days prior to inclusion * Pregnant, breastfeeding, or parturient women * Protected patient: adults under guardianship or other legal protection; persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative order; persons hospitalized without consent * Patients with insufficient proficiency in the French language

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder Depression depressive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Anxiety Catastrophizing Depression Hysterectomy

How to take part

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The places running it

4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Book therapy: a new way to ease anxiety before hysterectomy?

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