Clinical trial · Interventional
Hypnotherapy in Treating Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors
Hypnosis for Pain Management With Cancer Survivors
NCT02637297CI-TRIAL-00029179completedN/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)
This randomized pilot clinical trial studies hypnotherapy in treating chronic pain in cancer survivors. Hypnotherapy is a state of concentration and focused attention which can provide more control over the experience of acute and chronic pain and its impact and may provide comfort, maximize function, and improve quality of life in cancer survivors.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer Survivor | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Chronic Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Sleep Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypnotherapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group I (immediate intervention group)
- description
- Participants undergo hypnotherapy session over 20-30 minutes using a standardized script for pain reduction that contains post-hypnotic suggestions for permanence of hypnotherapy benefits. The hypnotherapy session is recorded and the participant listens to the recording daily for 4 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Hypnotherapy
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group II (wait-list control group)
- description
- At week 5, participants undergo hypnotherapy session over 20-30 minutes using a standardized script for pain reduction that contains post-hypnotic suggestions for permanence of hypnotherapy benefits. The hypnotherapy session is recorded and the participant listens to the recording daily for 4 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (9)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-report of moderate or higher pain on average during the last week (\> 3 on a 0-10 pain intensity numeric scale) * Completed active cancer treatment other than maintenance therapy \>= 3 months ago * Functional fluency in English * Mentally and physically able to participate and complete surveys over the phone Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic pain is not cancer-related
References
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