Evaluation of the Efficiency of Touch Massage on the Quality of Life at Work of Nursing Staff Working in a Cancer Center. (Pause "Toucher Massage (TM)")

NCT06928987 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ICO-2023-22
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 88
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to scientifically confirming the common perception that Touch-Massage (TM) breaks have a beneficial effect on the daily life of paramedics, both psychologically and physically. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer \[is/are\]:

• Evaluating the efficacy of TM on burnout
• Evaluating the efficacy of TM on anxiety
• Evaluating the efficacy of TM on affect
• Evaluating the efficacy of TM on musculoskeletal disorders Researchers will compare 2 groups : Control group of paramedics who do not have the benefit of TM breaks and an experimental group of paramedics taking TM break. Participants in the experimental group received one 15-minute TM session per week for 6 weeks and burnout, anxiety, affect, and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) will be assessed in participants using questionnaires at different times of the study. Participants in the control group complete only the same questionnaires at the same times as the experimental group. Participants in the 2 arms are reviewed at 3 and 6 months to complete the questionnaires.

Conditions

Quality of Life at Work; Paramedical Professionals; Touch Massage; Cancer Center

Keywords

burnout; stress; anxiety; affect; musculoskeletal disorders; well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Burn out

  Burnout is assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaire, which consists of 3 scales (emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and personal accomplishment). This score is obtained by adding items 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16 and 20, each of which is rated on a 7-point Likert scale (from 0=never to 6=every day). * Total \< 17: low burnout * Total between 18 and 29: moderate burnout * Total \> 30: high burnout

  At enrolment and at the end of the 6th session of touch massage (1 session per week for 6 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Anxiety

  At enrolment, at the end of the 6th session of touch massage (1 session per week for 6 weeks) and 6 months after randomisation

• Affect

  At enrolment, at the end of the 6th session of touch massage (1 session per week for 6 weeks), at 3 and 6 months after randomisation

• Musculoskeletal disorders

  At enrolment, at the end of the 6th session of touch massage (1 session per week for 6 weeks), at 3 and 6 months after randomisation

Study Arms (2)

Touch massage

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive 6 Touch Massage sessions, given once a week for 6 weeks by one of the Touch Massage practitioners

Other: Touch Massage

Without Touch massage

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will not receive any Touch Massage sessions for the duration of the study.

Interventions

Touch Massage OTHER

The practitioner performs the touch-massage for 15 minutes on clothed personnel in a seated position on an ergonomic massage chair. The massage focuses on the back, neck and arm areas. It's a precise, technical sequence of pressure, stretching and sweeping movements that follows the following pattern: * Basic anti-stress maneuvers to relieve tension, * Relaxation of the upper torso with weightless movements to loosen shoulders and arms, * Stretching, * Redynamization through rapid friction on the back. Burnout, anxiety, affect, and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) will be assessed in participants using the following questionnaires at different times of the study.

Touch massage

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Nurses or nursing assistant working in the Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest's (ICO) medical oncology, surgical oncology, day clinic or early phase unit.
• Employees who have worked at the ICO for at least 9 months.

You may not qualify if:

• Employees who have had more than one touch/massage session at the ICO in the last 6 months.
• Pregnant for more than 4 months (declarative)
• Employees who have undergone osteo-articular surgery within the last 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest: lead

Study Sites (1)

Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest

Saint-Herblain, 44805, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Anxiety Disorders; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 5, 2024
• First Posted: April 15, 2025
• Study Start: May 16, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 2, 2025
• Study Completion: July 1, 2025
• Last Updated: April 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

FR (1)