Clinical trial · Interventional
Self-Management Interventions for Chronic Pain Relief With Cancer Survivors
Efficacy and Mechanistic Testing of a Self-Management Intervention for Managing Chronic Pain With Cancer Survivors
NCT03867760CI-TRIAL-00062228completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.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)
Cancer survivors who suffer from chronic pain would benefit from a low-cost, self-management intervention they can use at home. This study will evaluate the efficacy of a recorded hypnosis intervention in reducing chronic pain among cancer survivors and will explore its biological and psychological mechanisms.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded Hypnosis Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Recorded Relaxation Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention Group
- description
- Participants will use the recorded hypnosis intervention (RHI) at home for 28 days.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Recorded Hypnosis Intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Attention Control Group
- description
- Participants will use a recorded relaxation intervention at home for 28 days.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Recorded Relaxation Intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in Pain Intensity
- timeFrame
- Pre- to Post-treatment (4 weeks)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 90 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * self-reporting moderate or higher pain on average during the last week (\> 3 on a 0-10 pain intensity numeric scale) * self-reporting experiencing pain at least half of the days in the past 4 weeks * self-reporting chronic pain related to cancer or its treatment * completed active cancer treatment other than maintenance therapy * being \> 18 years of age * functional fluency in English * mentally and physically able to participate and complete surveys Exclusion Criteria: • has a psychiatric condition or symptoms (i.e., diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia or active paranoid delusional thoughts, as determined via a telephone or in-person screening assessment) that would interfere with study participation. Exclusion Criteria for Optional EEG Measurement: * a history of seizure condition within the last year * a significant brain injury or skull defect * a history of brain cancer.
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDEaton LH, Jang MK, Jensen MP, Heitkemper MM, Doorenbos AZ. Perceptions of the effects of recorded hypnosis and relaxation interventions for cancer survivors with chronic pain. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2024 Nov;57:101907. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2024.101907. Epub 2024 Sep 12. PMID 39284247
- DERIVEDEaton LH, Jang MK, Jensen MP, Pike KC, Heitkemper MM, Doorenbos AZ. Hypnosis and relaxation interventions for chronic pain management in cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Dec 17;31(1):50. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07498-1. PMID 36526937