Timing of extra care may boost quality of life in myeloma patients
NCT ID NCT05355987
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether starting supportive care (like meetings with a nurse, psychologist, or dietitian) right after a multiple myeloma diagnosis helps patients feel better compared to waiting 6 months. Twenty patients took part, and researchers measured their quality of life using a special questionnaire. The goal is to find the best time to offer these extra services to improve well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- early paramedical supportive care consultations (nurse, social worker, psychologist, physiotherapist, etc.)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that starting supportive care right at diagnosis helps multiple myeloma patients feel better and have a higher quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It tests timing of support, not a new drug, so the impact is modest.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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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18 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: * Age superior to 18 years old * Patient recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma not eligible to autologous blood stem-cell transplantation, before starting therapy in day hospital * Patient coming regularly to Centre Henri Becquerel for treatment and follow up for multiple myeloma * Informed consent form signed Exclusion Criteria: * Inclusion Criteria: * Age superior to 18 years old * Patient recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma not eligible to autologous blood stem-cell transplantation, before starting therapy in day hospital * Patient coming regularly to Centre Henri Becquerel for treatment and follow up for multiple myeloma * Informed consent form signed Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with urgent need of treatment after multiple myeloma diagnosis with urgent and absolute need of oncological supportive care immediately after diagnosis * Patient deprived of liberty, under judicial supervision, under guardianship or trusteeship * History of psychological or sensorial disorder or anomaly that can prevent the patient from understanding the conditions for study participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Henri Becquerel
Rouen, France
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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