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Medical Hypnosis and Stress Reduction in Hospitalization

Interest of Medical Hypnosis in Reducing Stress and Improving the Experience of Hospitalization in Internal Medicine

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05760014
Acronym
HYPNOSTRESS
Enrollment
24
Registered
2023-03-08
Start date
2023-03-28
Completion date
2024-02-09
Last updated
2025-12-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Stress

Keywords

hypnosis, perceived stress, place of safety, case control study

Brief summary

Patients with chronic diseases, especially rare diseases with uncertain diagnoses, have a representation of their disease and an experience of their hospitalization that is sometimes traumatic, distressing and painful. Patients hospitalized can benefit from non-medicinal techniques, such as medical hypnosis, which could improve the perceived stress in these patients and thus optimize the hospitalization experience. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of medical hypnosis in reducing stress and improving the experience of hospitalization comparing two groups : a group (cases) benefiting from an hypnotic technic the place of safety and a control group without intervention during hospitalization

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

University Hospital, Lille
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients hospitalised in the internal medicine department of the Lille University Hospital * Age\>= 18 years * Patients having expressed their non opposition

Exclusion criteria

* Not covered by the social security system * Person unable to receive informed information * Persons deprived of liberty * Persons under legal protection (guardianship / curatorship) * Psychotic and/or dementia disorders * Pregnant and breastfeeding women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
STAI questionnaire dimension STAI completed at discharge.At discharge, an average 10 daysSTAI-ETAT

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The STAI-TRAIT (the usual emotional state ) questionnaireat baseline and at discharge, an average 10 daysState-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-TRAIT) SCORE: 20 items in the form of a 4-response Likert scale (from 1 : low anxiety to 4 : highest anxiety). The score goes from 20 to 80 depending of the degree of anxiety
patient opinion questionnaireAt discharge, an average 10 days
The STAI ETAT (the current emotional state) questionnaireat baseline and at discharge, an average 10 daysState Trait Anxiety Inventory Etat - Trait (40 questions - each item has a score from 1 to 4 (4 being the highest level of anxiety))
The ordinal severity scale correlated with the STAI ETAT questionnaire score;At discharge, an average 10 days
Self-rated stress scale correlated with the STAI ETAT questionnaire score.At discharge, an average 10 days
The difference in STAI STATUS score between the questionnaire completed post-hypnotic treatment and the questionnaire at admissionAt discharge, an average 10 days

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026