Can hypnosis decrease nausea and vomiting in a defined 3-day period in patients diagnosed with lymphoma or myeloma who are undergoing autologous bone marrow/stem cell transplantation?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN84797116

Enrollment

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

2003-01-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Signs and Symptoms: Nausea and vomiting Signs and Symptoms Nausea and vomiting

Interventions

1. Standard hypnotic technique 2. Self-hypnosis plus standard hypnotic technique

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
It is planned to use multiple t-tests to assess for significant differences in nausea and distress and vomiting levels between the hypnosis and relaxation groups. More power can be achieved by grouping all the data and it should be possible to look specifically for effects within each type of cancer group.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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