Clinical trial · Interventional
Self-Hypnosis for the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer
Integration of Self-Hypnosis in an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program: A Prospective Randomized Trial
NCT04266886CI-TRIAL-00105409active not recruitingN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 19, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260919-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This trial studies how well self-hypnosis works in enhancing recovery after surgery in patients with gynecologic cancer. A guided relaxation method called self-hypnosis may help affect how patients feel pain and symptoms after surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Metastatic Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Recurrent Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Practice | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Hypnotherapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm I (usual care)
- description
- Patients receive usual care including receipt of multi-modal analgesia and the injection of a local analgesic at the time of surgery on the ERAS pathway.
- interventionNames
- Other: Best Practice
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm II (usual care, self-hypnosis guided relaxation)
- description
- Patients receive usual care as in Arm I. Patients also receive self-hypnosis guided relaxation by listening to MP3 on the ERAS pathway.
- interventionNames
- Other: Best Practice
- Procedure: Hypnotherapy
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Undergoing an exploratory laparotomy for suspected gynecologic cancer, which includes metastatic disease from neoplasia originating in other organs * Planned participation in the Gynecologic Enhanced Recovery Pathway * Patient must be able to read, understand, and speak English * Consents to being part of a randomized study * Patient has physical and mental capabilities to take part in study Exclusion Criteria: * Sensitivity to amide-type local anesthetics * Patients on long-acting opioid medications, or scheduled (four or more times a day for seven or more days) short-acting opioid medications within the last 30 days * Emergency surgery of any type that does not allow for proper time for protocol review by the patient * Surgery that involves known/anticipated resection of anterior abdominal wall with plastic surgery reconstruction * Patients undergoing known/anticipated anterior abdominal wall hernia repairs * Patients undergoing pelvic exenteration * Patients with known major psychiatric disease * Patients with hearing impairment such that they are unable to hear the intervention
References
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