Can a snoezelen room calm young cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT07202507
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether Snoezelen, a multisensory relaxation approach using lights, sounds, and textures, can reduce anxiety in children aged 8 to 17 who are hospitalized for chemotherapy. Twenty participants will compare their symptoms during a chemo cycle with Snoezelen sessions to a previous cycle without it. Researchers will use questionnaires and interviews to measure changes in anxiety, mood, and nausea.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Snoezelen multisensory relaxation sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to ease anxiety and improve well-being for children undergoing chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The effect on anxiety is measured subjectively, and benefits may be modest.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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8 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * New patient * Treated in the Paediatrics/AJA department of the Oscar Lambret Centre for cancer (all types of cancer) * Hospitalisation for several days * Highly emetogenic chemotherapy treatment: this corresponds to all in-patient treatments carried out in the Paediatrics/AJA department. * Age at diagnosis : ≥ 8 years and \< 18 years. * French language * Information for the patient and those with parental authority; consent signed by the patient and those with parental authority. * Valid social security cover Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to SNOEZELEN: * Claustrophobia * Presence of psychiatric, addictive or cognitive disorders that would prevent compliance with the protocol requirements; * State of health not allowing participation in the study (severe fatigue, symptoms refractory to treatment). * Pregnant or breast-feeding women
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Oscar Lambret
RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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