Beauty treatments ease cancer pain and anxiety, study finds
NCT ID NCT06035731
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether professional socio-aesthetics (specialized beauty and well-being care) can improve quality of life, reduce pain, and ease anxiety in adults undergoing chemotherapy for lung, breast, colon, or prostate cancer. 400 participants were randomly assigned to receive either socio-aesthetics sessions or self-care with dermo-cosmetic products. The goal was to see if the professional care made a meaningful difference in how patients felt during treatment.
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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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400 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * over 18 years old * treated with chemotherapy for lung , breast, colon or prostate cancer * Able to understand, read, and write French, * Affiliated with a social security scheme, * Having dated and signed an informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to be followed for medical, social, family, geographic or psychological reasons for the duration of the study, * Deprived of their liberty by court or administrative decision,
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP HP
Paris, France
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, France
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Chru Tours
Tours, France
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