Hypnosis Antenatal Training for CHildbirth (HATCh) A randomised controlled trial

The effects of antenatal hypnosis on pain relief in labour

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000018617

Acronym

None

Enrollment

450

Registered

2005-07-18

Start date

2005-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Antenatal group hypnosis vs Hypnosis CD vs no intervention The intervention involves 3 sessions of hypnosis after 34 weeks gestation at weekly intervals in groups of up to 10 women.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to 34 Weeks

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Previous hypnosis for childbirth; woman definitely wants an epidurtal or hypnosis; Not singleton live fetus before 34 weeks gestation; Other conditions causing pain; Active psychiatric illness.

Outcome results