Hypnotic safety suggestions to reduce chronic stress in everyday life

Hypnotic safety suggestions to reduce chronic stress in everyday life - HypnoGast

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031737

Enrollment

Registered

2023-04-21

Start date

2023-09-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-24

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Conditions

Chronic stress in everyday life

Interventions

Group 1: Healthy participants who receive a hypnosis intervention prior to a stress measurement in everyday life and a stress test in the lab. The hypnosis intervention is an approximately one-hour hy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Natural menstrual cycle in women

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For women: hormonal contraception or peri-/menopause, recent childbirth Neurological or psychiatric disorders Alcohol abuse or regular drug use Over 10 cigarettes per day Taking steroid-containing medications

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and smartwatch via cell phone app to capture how the hypnosis intervention affects stress levels in everyday life	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Influence of the hypnosis intervention on acute stress reactivity in a laboratory examination 7 days after the hypnosis session. In the laboratory, the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) is performed and subjective (stress, anxiety) and physiological (cortisol, ECG) stress markers are recorded	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactVeronika Engert

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Veronika.Engert@med.uni-jena.de+49 3641 9 398045

Outcome results

None listed

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