Clinical trial · Interventional
Training Nurses in Basic Hypnoanalgesia Techniques
Training Nurses in Basic Hypnoanalgesia Techniques to Reduce Procedural Distress and Pain in Children: a Pilot Study
NCT02421562CI-TRIAL-00017569HYPNO-DISunknownN/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)
Demonstrate that a 4-day training session will allow nurses to master basic hypnoanalgesia techniques, and this new tool will translate into a reduction of procedural distress and pain in their patients, thereby opening the way to larger clinical trials in various pediatric settings.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| training in hypnoanalgesia | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- training in hypnoanalgesia
- description
- training nurses in hypnoanalgesia to perform painful procedure in children
- interventionNames
- Procedure: training in hypnoanalgesia
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Practice performance of pediatric nurses after a 4-day training in hypnonalgesia techniques. Practice performance will be evaluated by two external evaluators on videotapes using a standardized scale.
- timeFrame
- 12 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Main secondary outcome measure : self-reported distress (fear) on VAS (visual analog scale).
- timeFrame
- 12 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 5 Years
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * children followed in the hematology-oncology outpatient clinic at least 4 times per year * good understanding in French * use of topic anesthesia or distraction object allowed, as long as used at all venipuncture measured sessions Exclusion Criteria: * prior use of hypnoanalgesia * patients coming for emergency or non-scheduled appointment * patients with acute pain on their scheduled appointment to the clinic * acute psychiatric disease
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