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Assessing the Impact of Clown Therapy in a Palliative Care Unit: A Prospective, Descriptive Study — OUPS  

Palliative Care Clinical Trial

Official title:
Assessing the Impact of Clown Therapy in a Palliative Care Unit: A Prospective, Descriptive Study

Clinical Trial Summary

The main objective of this study was to assess changes in the quality of life of patients in a Palliative Care Unit via the symptoms by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) before and one hour after the passage of a clown therapist .

Clinical Trial Description

The secondary objectives of this study are to evaluate before versus after the intervention of clowns therapists:

A. Changes in the quality of life at two days after the intervention (using the ESAS).

B. The quality of life two days after the intervention via the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire.

C. The quality of life of patients after the intervention as assessed by semi-structured interviews conducted by the department psychologist.

D. The quality of life of caregivers after the intervention as assessed by semi-structured interviews conducted by the department psychologist.

E. Employee satisfaction at the end of the intervention period in the department and after debriefing as assessed by semi-structured interviews conducted by the department psychologist. ;

Study Design

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT02610452
Study type Interventional
Source Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nimes
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date March 31, 2016
Completion date November 12, 2016
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