Potentially eligible patients were identified by the team in charge of the patient or by the pain and palliative care consultation team. Signs and Symptoms
Conditions
Interventions
A single center randomized controlled trial using a two arm design (hypnosis versus massage) to assess the immediate and prolonged effect of hypnosis on the management of chronic pain in elderly patie
Sponsors
University Hospital Geneva
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Potentially eligible patients were identified by the team in charge of the patient or by the pain and palliative care consultation team. Patients were included starting from the fifth day of hospitalization, after stabilization of their acute illnesses. Inclusion criteria were: 1. Chronic pain for more than 3 months with impact on daily living activities. 2. Intensity of pain higher than 4 on a numerical pain rating scale (0-10) at inclusion despite adequate analgesia. 3. EStatus examination >25 4. Post-traumatic stress disease 5. Active skin disease with a contraindication for massage
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Deafness 2. Patient in his last days of life 3. Psychosis 4. Delirium (according to DSM-IV) 5. Cognitive impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The third question of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) (average pain) measured at inclusion (T0), week one (T1) and two (T2), at discharge (T3) and 12 weeks (T12) later | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The second part (pain interference with daily activities; 7 items) of the BPI measured at inclusion, at T0, T1, T2 and T3[20]. The BPI measures interference of pain with daily activities over the last 24 hours (mood, walking ability, normal work [including household], relationships, sleep, and enjoyment of life).The items are rated on a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 = no interference and 10 = interference as bad you can imagine. Mean interference score was calculated | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed