Clinical trial · Interventional
Pain of Patients, Suffering of Caregivers: Evaluation of the Benefit of Full Consciousness Meditation in Oncology
Pain of Patients, Suffering of Caregivers: Evaluation of the Benefit of Full Consciousness Meditation in Oncology to Improve Stress and Quality of Life With Joint Participation of "Witness / Patient / Caregivers"
NCT04410185CI-TRIAL-00050466IMPLICcompletedN/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)
The study is based on the realization of a meditation program associating patients, caregivers and control subjects
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- MEDITATION
- description
- Meditation sessions will take place over 12 weekly sessions of 1.5 hours. A retreat (3 hours) will be realized after the 9th session
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Meditation
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Evaluate the adherence of all participants to the full meditation program
- timeFrame
- 3 months after the beginning of program
- description
- Proportion of participants adhering to the full meditation program (13 sessions)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria for all participants (patients, caregivers and control subjects) * Participants aged 18 or over * Curious and motivated participant to participate in the program * Participant with no current or previous experience of regular or intensive practice of meditation or a comparable practice. The practice is considered regular and / or intensive if: * it occurs more than one day per week for more than 6 consecutive months over the last 10 years, * and / or in case of more than 5 consecutive days of intensive practice (internship or retirement) in the last 10 years, * and / or more than 25 consecutive days of (cumulative) retirement over the last 10 years. * Participant available to follow the full meditation program (3 month period) * Participant agreeing to participate by signing the study information note * Participant able to understand, speak and read French * Patient capable of using digital media and having an internet connection Patient-specific criteria (target population) * Patients with cancer, * State of health compatible with the study meditation program * Patient affiliated to a social Health sytem Caregiver-specific criteria * All medical and / or paramedical staff of the sponsor Center in contact with patients (doctors, nurse, caregiver, radiotherapy manipulator MERM) Criteria specific to the control population - Any voluntary person not belonging to the two categories above Exclusion Criteria: For all participants * Participant with significant vulnerability factors dependence on alcohol and drugs, severe depression, severe social anxiety, recent mourning etc.). * Participant who cannot submit to the follow-up of the trial for geographic, social or psychopathological reasons For patients * Very advanced stage of cancer disease with life-threatening commitment, * Participant deprived of liberty or under guardianship For control subjects \- Nursing staff, regardless of their place of practice
References
Publications (4)
- DERIVEDPrevost V, Tran T, Clarisse B, Leconte A, Fernette M, Grandazzi G, Gouriot M. The Experience of Shared Meditation Involving People With Cancer, Health Professionals and Third Persons: A Qualitative Focus-Group Study. Integr Cancer Ther. 2026 Jan-Dec;25:15347354261439128. doi: 10.1177/15347354261439128. Epub 2026 Apr 14. PMID 41979169
- DERIVEDPrevost V, Tran T, Clarisse B, Leconte A, Duchange N, Moutel G, Gouriot M. Shared Meditation Involving Cancer Patients, Health Professionals and Third Persons: Perceptions of Participants Through a Focus Group Study. Integr Cancer Ther. 2023 Jan-Dec;22:15347354231186995. doi: 10.1177/15347354231186995. PMID 37452577
- DERIVEDPrevost V, Lefevre-Arbogast S, Leconte A, Delorme C, Benoit S, Tran T, Clarisse B. Shared meditation involving cancer patients, health professionals and third persons is relevant and improves well-being: IMPLIC pilot study. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2022 May 18;22(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s12906-022-03599-w. PMID 35585593
- DERIVEDPrevost V, Clarisse B, Leconte A, Delorme C, Benoit S, Tran T. Meditation involving people with cancer, medical staff and witnesses: a pilot study exploring improvement in wellness and connectedness. BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 12;11(11):e048164. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048164. PMID 34772746