Relaxation at home may help cystic fibrosis pain
NCT ID NCT01915875
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether sophrology, a relaxation method, could help people with cystic fibrosis who have chronic pain. Thirteen patients received sophrology sessions at home in addition to their usual care. The goal was to see if this approach could reduce pain intensity and the number of painful episodes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sophrology (a relaxation method combining physical and mental exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, drug-free way to help cystic fibrosis patients manage chronic pain at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 13 participants and no control group. The results may not apply to all patients, and the benefits of sophrology for pain are not yet proven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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13 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2012
- Finished
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Nov 2014
- Lead sponsor
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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
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10 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Cystic fibrosis patients defined by a test sweat and / or 2 pathogenic mutations * Patients over 10 years * Patients with pain symptoms (VAS\> 4) recurrent (\> 4 episodes / month) or permanent since more than 6 months * Agreement of patients, and parents (for children) for sophrology sessions conducted at home. * Patient affiliated to social security Exclusion Criteria: * Transplant patients or placed on a waiting list transplantation * Patients had a patient-support by techniques hypnosis or relaxation therapy, during or within 3 months. * Patients enrolled in another research interventional protocol. * Women without contraception or pregnant.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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hôpital Necker Enfants malades
Paris, 75015, France
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