Psychological Impact of a Sophrological Accompaniment During the Announcement of Thyroid Cancer
Follicular Thyroid Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Major subject, affiliated to a social security scheme;
- Subject accepting to participate in the study and having signed informed consent; Subject with histologically confirmed follicular thyroid cancer (initial diagnosis);
- Subject having a minimum period of 4 weeks between surgery and the administration of iodine 131.
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects with any of the following criteria will not be included:
- Subject with thyroid cancer known as distant metastatic
- Subject presenting another evolutionary cancer
- Subject not mastering the French language
- Subject presenting severe affective, behavioral or psychiatric disorders which, according to the investigator, compromise the ability to meet the requirements of the study.
Sites / Locations
- Assistance Publique Des Hopitaux de Marseille
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
experimental group
control group
Patients benefit from additional support consisting of at least 3 sessions of sophrology (sophrology sessions), one per week, from the week following the announcement of the diagnosis and until the week preceding the hospitalization for "iratherapie". It will be group sessions, 1h carried out in the participating center by a nurse sophrologist who will use the techniques of sophrology such as relaxation, breath control, mastery of thoughts and visualization. Each session will be recorded in digital format and the recording will be given to the patient at the end of the session so that he can, if he wishes, reproduce it at home. Patients will also be able to share their feelings and ask questions
Between the announcement of their thyroid cancer and the post-therapeutic scintigraphy, the patients will follow the usual route: information on the management, receipt of an information booklet (containing the telephone contacts of the hospital units), and they wish it, meet with the staff and visit a room of hospitalization. The nurses of the hospitalization service are available to answer any questions they may have, either during this visit or during a telephone call