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A clinical trial to study the use of clinical hypnosis in reducing pre operative anxiety in patients undergoing knee replacement surgeries.

Hypnosis as a tool for reducing pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing total knee replacement â?? a randomized case control study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/04/018811
Enrollment
54
Registered
2019-04-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Clinical Hypnosis: Clinical hypnosis is a way of inducing a pleasant, voluntary state of relaxed attentive concentration, an altered state of consciousness, during which the conscious c

Sponsors

Yamini Arora
Lead Sponsor
Fortis Hospital Mohali
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age between 30 to 75 years 2.Patients with ASA grade I & II 3.Body Mass Index( BMI) less than 40kg/m2 4.Able to understand and cooperate 5.Willing to participate 6.Patients scheduled for Knee Replacement under regional anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal 2.ASA grade III and IV 3.Patients with history of opioid intake or/and substance abuse 4.Difficulty in hearing and following instruction. 5.Patients with history of disorder of cognition or psychiatric disorder 6.Patients done under general anesthesia 7.Use of epidural catheter. 8.Patients with BMI greater than 40 kg/m2 9.Patients having allergy to any drug used as a part of the protocol 10.Patients with past history of any surgery or use of hypnosis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Effect of pre-operative use of clinical hypnosis on pre-operative anxiety scoresTimepoint: Anxiety levels on arrival to the pre operative area.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Compare the pre-operative anxiety scores of the patients comprising the study group with those receiving the standard of care therapy Compare the incidence of post-operative nausea and analgesic drug requirement between the two groups. Timepoint: 0 to 48 hours

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Yamini Arora

Fortis Hospital,Mohali

puppalapadma@gmail.com8968899332

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026