Clinical trial · Observational
Representations, Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Hypnosis in Patients Followed for Colorectal Cancer
NCT05791747CI-TRIAL-00065181unknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Over the past decade, changes in knowledge and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine have been occurring. One study shows that 21% of patients are turning to them. In contrast, hypnosis is among the least used. While perceptions of alternative medicine are improving, there is still widespread skepticism about the beliefs of hypnosis and this may explain why patients are not turning to it. Although its use in oncology is no longer in question, and its efficacy in the management of side effects has been demonstrated, no recent qualitative study has been conducted to examine the representations of hypnosis among cancer patients. It therefore seems relevant to us today to know the evolution of the representations and attitudes of cancer patients towards hypnosis.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 Colorectal | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Hypnosis, Animal | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-structured interviews | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- social representations
- timeFrame
- 30 minutes
- description
- The representations will be questioned in terms of identity, beliefs, consequences, temporality and controlability. Semi-structured interviews with qualitative analyses will be conducted to explore represenations in cancer patients. The five major questions as are follows : What is hypnosis/hypnotherapy for you ? What do you think about hypnosis ? If you were to turn to this technique, what would be your expectations ? At what point in your illness/treatment would hypnosis be most appropriate ? Do you think hypnosis can help you manage the symptoms of your illness or the side effects of treatment ?
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Barriers and levers to using hypnosis
- timeFrame
- 30 minutes
- description
- Identify what constitutes obstacles and levers to the use of hypnosis in analysing answers made at questions above
- measure
- Intention to turn to hypnosis
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Having been diagnosed with colorectal cancer 3. Able to understand and read French Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who do not have a telephone or devices that allow remote interviewing 2. Medical (neurological, psychiatric, etc.) or psychological conditions that do not allow participation in the study (completion of the consent form and coherent speech for the interview) 3. Hearing impaired patient without hearing aids 4. Patient under guardianship or court protection
References
Publications (1)
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