A playful game to see if it lowers anxiety in palliative care patients

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional study tests whether adding the SPAMLO-3.0 serious game to standard palliative care can reduce anxiety in patients with limited life expectancy. Participants are randomized 1:1 to either standard care alone or standard care plus playing the SPAMLO-3.0 game for up to seven days. Anxiety and secondary outcomes are measured on Day 15 and Day 30, with data collection at inclusion, Day 15, and Day 30. The trial aims to explore whether a playful, educational game can improve emotional well-being in palliative care settings.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participant for whom no curative treatment is proposed, who is either discharged home or hospitalized in palliative care
* Life expectancy presumed to be greater than one month
* No cognitive impairments, according to the healthcare team's assessment
* Participantt has given free and informed consent
* Participant affiliated with a social security system
* The participant owns a computer, tablet, or smartphone with an internet connection and agrees to participate in the serious game SPAMLO-3.0.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participant who is demented, confused, or in a coma
* Fatigability, according to the healthcare team's assessment
* Visually or hearing impaired participant, according to the healthcare team's assessment
* No inclusion of persons targeted by Articles L. 1121-5 to L. 1121-8 and L. 1122-1-2 of the Public Health Code (e.g., minors, legally protected adults, etc.)

Where it's running

• Groupe Hospitalier Rance Emeraude, site René Plevin
  Dinan, France Recruiting
• Centre Hospitalier de Guingamp
  Guingamp, France Recruiting
• Centre Hospitalier de Lannion - Trestel
  Lannion, France Recruiting
• Centre Hospitalier Centre Bretagne
  Noyal-Pontivy, France Recruiting
• Centre Hopsitalier de Saint-Brieuc - Paimpol - Tréguier, site de Paimpol
  Paimpol, France Recruiting
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, site de la Tauvrais
  Rennes, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Stéphanie LOUICHE — Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Brieuc - Paimpol - Tréguier
• Study coordinator: Fanny BEGUIER
• Email: fanny.beguier@armorsante.bzh
• Phone: 0296018165

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.