EVALUATION OF THE BENEFITS OF SOPHROLOGY FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADIOTHERAPY (SORA-RT)

June 11, 2026 updated by: Clinique Pasteur Lanroze
Anxiety is a common symptom among patients undergoing radiation therapy, stemming from their cancer diagnosis, anticipation of side effects, and the specific challenges associated with the treatment sessions. The technical nature of the treatment, the medical setting, and the daily repetition of sessions can exacerbate this anxiety. This anxiety is likely to impair quality of life, treatment tolerance, and patient adherence to the care pathway. In this context, managing anxiety during radiation therapy is a major challenge in supportive care. Since 2021, the Finistère Center for Radiation Therapy and Oncology has been offering sophrology sessions to its cancer patients as part of a comprehensive support program aimed at improving their quality of life. The aim of the study is to assess the potential benefits of this approach and better understand its impact on patients' experiences during treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

54

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults with cancer requiring radiation therapy lasting at least 3 weeks,
  • Primary sites: ENT cancers, Thoracic cancers, Breast cancers, Pelvic cancers, Gastrointestinal cancers
  • WHO performance status 0 or 1

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing treatment other than radiation therapy alone
  • Patients already attending sophrology sessions elsewhere
  • Patients under protective measures
  • Patients receiving psychiatric care
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
  • Patients not covered by social security

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Sophrology
Behavioral: Sophrology

Here is the standard sequence of a sophrology session

  • Welcome, discussion of the patient's physical and mental state. Presentation of the session's objective
  • Practice of dynamic relaxation exercises while standing or sitting: gentle body movements combined with breathing to release muscle tension
  • Practice in a semi-reclined position on a chair: controlled breathing exercises, physical and mental relaxation, and positive visualization during which the patient is guided to imagine soothing images or situations to promote overall relaxation
  • Winding down and discussion: the patient is invited to express their feelings, without interpretation or analysis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Anxiety measurement
Time Frame: 7 days before initiation of radiation therapy - 2 weeks after initiation of radiation therapy - 4 weeks after initiation of radiation therapy - 2 weeks after end of radiotherapy

Anxiety level is assessed with STAI questionnaire. The STAI questionnaire is a self-report anxiety questionnaire. It consists of 40 items divided (20-20) into two subscales: "trait" anxiety (which represents the patient's baseline anxiety outside of any specific situation) and "state" anxiety, which corresponds to a given situation.

Each subscale ranges from 20 to 80. The trait anxiety scale asks the respondent to assess their level of anxiety in life in general. The respondent indicates their answer using a 1-to-4 Likert scale. The state anxiety scale asks the respondent to assess their level of anxiety at the present moment. The respondent indicates their answer using a 1-to-4 Likert scale.
7 days before initiation of radiation therapy - 2 weeks after initiation of radiation therapy - 4 weeks after initiation of radiation therapy - 2 weeks after end of radiotherapy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Clinique Pasteur Lanroze

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 31, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 11, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 16, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 16, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2025-45-CPL

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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