Self-Hypnosis for Intrapartum Pain management (SHIP) trial

Self-Hypnosis for Intrapartum Pain management (SHIP): a single organisation, two-site pragmatic exploratory non-blinded randomised controlled trial with blinded analysis based on intention to treat, and contextualised by interviews, focus groups, logs, and questionnaires

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN27575146

Enrollment

600

Registered

2011-03-25

Start date

2010-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Intrapartum maternity care Pregnancy and Childbirth Pain management

Interventions

Intervention group: 1. Each group hypnosis programme will be provided by one of 4 midwives with appropriate training 2. They will not be present during the labour and birth of study participants 3. Th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All nulliparous women who: 1. Have a singleton, viable, cephalic pregnancy 2. Are planning a vaginal birth in hospital 3. Have no current history of being under treatment for psychiatric disorders or of hypertensive disorders 4. Speak and read English 5. Consent to take part 6. Who are available to attend the intervention sessions 7. Aged between 18 and 45 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rates of epidural usage in labour for maternal request	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Mode of birth and other maternal labour outcomes 2. Neonatal wellbeing 3. Participants preferences relating to hypnosis 4. Anxiety and fear about labour 5. Recall of labour pain 6. Ability to manage labour 7. Satisfaction with self during labour 8. Clinical and psychological morbidity and well-being 9. Economic cost-benefit analysis 10. Experiences of women, their birth companions, and their caregivers 11. Follow up will continue to 6 weeks postnatal	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Mode of birth and other maternal labour outcomes 2. Neonatal wellbeing 3. Participants preferences relating to hypnosis 4. Anxiety and fear about labour 5. Recall of labour pain 6. Ability to manage labour 7. Satisfaction with self during labour 8. Clinical and psychological morbidity and well-being 9. Economic cost-benefit analysis 10. Experiences of women, their birth companions, and their caregivers 11. Follow up will continue to 6 weeks postnatal

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 15, 2026