Clinical trial · Interventional
Association of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Hypnosis
Interest of the Association of Two Complementary Techniques, Hypnosis and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Non-cancer Pain, Nociceptive and / or Neuropathic Pain: Randomized Trial
NCT01944150CI-TRIAL-00028924HYPTENScompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
At Saint-Antoine's hospital, in CETD a multidisciplinary team takes care of patients with chronic pain. Free-drug techniques are available to reduce their consumption of analgesics. This study is to assess the relief obtained by the simultaneous combination of these two techniques: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and hypnosis.
Conditions
Conditions (10)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Radiculopathy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Chronic Back Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Chronic Lomboradiculalgia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I or II | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Limbs Arthrosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Non Arthrosic Limbs Arthralgia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Post-herpetic Neuralgia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Post-surgical Peripheral Neuropathic Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Post Trauma Neuropathic Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Tendinopathy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and hypnosis | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- TENS
- description
- Patients with only transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS),
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- TENS and hypnosis.
- description
- Patients with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and hypnosis simultaneously
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and hypnosis
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pain intensity
- timeFrame
- between the first visit and three months after the beginning of the strategy.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients from 18 to 80 years suffering from chronic no cancer pain either nociceptive or neuropathic. * The treated skin must not be wounded * The patients must be able to comply with the requirement of the trial; they also need to express no objection to participate to this trial. * Patient with social security Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with fibromyalgia, or having relaxation therapy sessions, acupuncture, cognitive and behavioral therapies * Patients with cognitive disorders, an unaided hearing loss, a major hearing impairment, carrying a pace maker, having an allodynia or a complete anesthesia of the painful territory, a large spreader painful territory * Sessions TENS practiced for analgesic by a professional within 3 years prior to inclusion, for the same pain (same features, same location) * Renting at home a TENS device within 3 years prior to inclusion for analgesic * Prior therapeutic care by hypnosis * pregnant woman or having a desire of pregnancy
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDSmart KM, Ferraro MC, Wand BM, O'Connell NE. Physiotherapy for pain and disability in adults with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) types I and II. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 May 17;5(5):CD010853. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010853.pub3. PMID 35579382
- DERIVEDTonye-Geoffroy L, Mauboussin Carlos S, Tuffet S, Fromentin H, Berard L, Leblanc J, Laroche F. Efficacy of a combination of hypnosis and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for chronic non-cancer pain: A randomized controlled trial. J Adv Nurs. 2021 Jun;77(6):2875-2886. doi: 10.1111/jan.14833. Epub 2021 Mar 30. PMID 33783846