This is a monocentric study with a design of non-randomized cluster trial with an exploratory qualitative part. The treatment is assigned to one of two care units and subjects are allocated to the care unit not according to a randomization process but based on administrative basis.~The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the impacts of Toucher-Massage (TM) on the experience of patients with chronic pain hospitalized in two rehabilitation internal medicine services.~The main objective is to measure the effects of TM on the global impression of change of the perception of pain.~The secondary objectives are:~Measure the effects on~the severity and impact of pain~anxiety/depression~caregiver-patient interaction~Explore the experiences of patients benefiting from TM~Explore perceptions, resistance, barriers and facilitators regarding the proposed interventions with the health care teams of the units.~The population is patients suffering from chronic pain in two units of the internal medicine rehabilitation service at Beau-Séjour. The two units are similar in terms of care intake and populations cared for.~The required sample size is 78 participants (39 per group)
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the impacts of Toucher-Massage on the experience of patients with chronic pain. The study takes place in two rehabilitation internal medicine services of the University Hospitals of Geneva at 2 inpatients units with 78 participants (39 per group).