Clinical trial · Interventional
Benefit Evaluation of Foot Reflexology in Oncology
Randomized Study Assessing the Benefits of Foot Reflexology in Patients With Gastrointestinal or Thoracic Cancer With Chemotherapy
NCT03508180CI-TRIAL-00099359REFYO-RcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Chemotherapy with platinum salts is very emetic. The aim of this study is to evaluate the benefits of foot reflexology in nausea and vomiting induced by platinum salts-based chemotherapy in patients with thoracic or digestive tumors.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer and Cancer of Digestive System | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTROL | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| INTERVIONNAL | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- foot reflexology
- description
- patients WITH foot reflexology session during chemotherapy treatments
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: INTERVIONNAL
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- platinum-based treatment
- description
- Patients WITHOUT ANY foot reflexology session during chemotherapy treatments
- interventionNames
- Other: CONTROL
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Evaluation of nausea and vomiting
- timeFrame
- 6 hours
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with a thoracic or digestive cancer with indication of management with platinum salts-based chemotherapy * Good performance status of (ECOG 0-2) * More than 18 years old * Ability to complete the questionnaires (comprehension oral and written French language) and to carry out the required exercises. * Patient affiliated to Social Security or equivalent * Informed consent signed Exclusion Criteria: * Phlebitis * Cellar syndrome * Weight loss\> 5% in 3 months * Uncontrolled pain * Patients under morphine and derivatives * Brain metastases * Patient benefiting from foot reflexology outside the study * Patient under guardianship or curatorship or deprived of his rights
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTMurat-Ringot A, Souquet PJ, Chauvenet M, Rentler C, Subtil F, Schott AM, Preau M, Piriou V. The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Digestive System or Lung Cancer: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Jul 14;9(7):e17232. doi: 10.2196/17232. PMID 32449505
- RESULTMurat-Ringot A, Souquet PJ, Subtil F, Boutitie F, Preau M, Piriou V. The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Digestive or Lung Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Cancer. 2021 Nov 5;7(4):e25648. doi: 10.2196/25648. PMID 34738909