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Neurophysiological Correlates of Dissociation Induced by Virtual Reality Hypnosis (VRH) in a Clinical Population
Neurophysiological Correlates of Dissociation Induced by Virtual Reality Hypnosis (VRH) in an Oncological Population
- 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)
Hypnosis and virtual reality are potential tools for treating acute. Nevertheless, the neurophysiological correlates of such tools used together, i.e. 'virtual reality hypnosis' (VRH) (Patterson et al., 2004) remain mostly understudied. This study aims to improve our knowledge and understanding of the dissociation (i.e., a mental separation of components of behaviours that normally would be processed together) occurring during VRH. This is a clinical trial aiming at understanding if the VRH reduces pain during a port-a-cath intervention in oncological patients and if dissociation may explain the pain alteration.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical - Hypnosis with VR (VRH) | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group - VRH
- description
- Patients will receive VRH during port-a-cath (Port) placement
- interventionNames
- Device: Clinical - Hypnosis with VR (VRH)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- Patients who do not want to receive the VRH but who accept to answer the questionnaires will be considered as a control group.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Dissociation state
- timeFrame
- During the procedure
- description
- Corresponds to a dissociation between the bodily sensations and the actual environment that one feels in a particular situation. will be assessed with a numerical rating scale (0= no dissociation; 10 = dissociation from environment).
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Subject more than 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: 1. Low auditory and/or visual acuity precludes the use of the device. 2. Head or face wounds precluding the use of the device. 3. Schizophrenia, dissociative disorder or any other psychiatric disorder. 4. Non-proficiency in French (Research language). 5. Patient under 18 years old. 6. Phobia of deep water. 7. Allergy to cutaneous electrodes. 8. Chronic pain and/or chronic analgesics consumption. 9. Medication affecting the autonomic nervous system. 10. Dizziness.
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