Clinical trial · Interventional
Efficacy of Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by Anchoring Versus Conversational Hypnosis, Used Alone or Combined, in Patients Undergoing Breast Macrobiopsies
Efficacy of Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by Anchoring Versus Conversational Hypnosis, Used Alone or Combined, in Patients Undergoing Breast Macrobiopsies: a Randomized Study
- 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)
The incidence of breast cancer and its mortality are reduced thanks in particular to early detection. Often performed after a screening test, stereotactic macrobiopsies are used to characterize abnormalities detected on mammography. This anxiety-inducing and painful examination leads to significant physiological and psychological modifications for these women who logically apprehend the realization of this act. Faced with this observation, investigators wondered what could be done to improve the experience of the patients during this examination. Investigators were interested in hypnosis because its effectiveness as a complementary practice has been validated by numerous studies with benefits on pain and stress management. However, today, there are no convincing results confirming which hypnosis method would be the best to manage patients' anxiety and pain during this examination.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Neoplasm Female | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conversational Hypnosis | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring + Conversational Hypnosis | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- control
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring
- description
- 1-hour consultation with a hypnopractor just before the examination
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Conversational Hypnosis
- description
- conversational hypnosis support during the examination by a radiology technician and a radiologist specifically trained
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 18 or over, * referred to the medical imaging department of Saint-Joseph hospital for breast macrobiopsy, * naive of any hypnosis, * having given free, informed and written consent, * being affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiary of such scheme Exclusion Criteria: * having a major hearing loss, * suffering from identified mental or psychotic disorders, * not understanding the French language, * having already had hypnosis practices, * having an ongoing pregnancy, * being the subject of a safeguard measure
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