Treatment of non cardiac chest pain: a role for hypnotherapy?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN54865517

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-07

Start date

2002-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Non cardiac chest pain Signs and Symptoms Pain in throat and chest

Interventions

Patients will be randomised to receive either: 1. 12 sessions of Hypnotherapy or: 2. 12 sessions of supportive listening of equal duration to hypnotherapy plus placebo medication

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with angina-like chest pain who have been shown to have normal coronary arteries and have no other co-existent disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with proven coronary artery disease 2.Patients with oesophageal reflux disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Subjective global assessment of relief of symptoms compared with pre-trial status.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To determine whether hypnotherapy improves frequency, severity and duration of non cardiac chest pain, as well as quality of life and psychological status (visual analogue scales).	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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