Clinical trial · Observational
HYPNAYA Feasibility Study
HYPNotherapy for Improving Distress and Sleep in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer; a Feasibility Study (HYPNAYA Feasibility 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)
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a cancer diagnosis experience high levels of stress during and after treatment. Hypnotherapy as supportive treatment throughout regular cancer care may reduce symptoms of distress, and improve sleep and health-related quality of life in AYAs with cancer. The objective of this pilot study is to demonstrate feasibility of hypnotherapy as supportive treatment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYA Cancer Patients | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
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Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Medical Hypnosis
- description
- Study intervention: The hypnotherapy will include 2 individual hypnotherapy sessions plus daily listening to these recorded sessions and to (3 or 4) standardized hypnosis recordings. The individual sessions will be provided by CF and ET, both certified hypnotherapists and health care professionals (respectively nurse and physician). Preferably, these sessions take place during a planned admission for chemotherapy. If preferred by the patient, this can also take place at the hypnotherapist's office. If preferred by the patient, this can also take place at the venue of the hypnotherapist. A large part of the first session will be devoted to answering participants' questions and giving information about hypnosis, followed by exercises as an introduction to hypnosis. The goal of these exercises is to enable participants to increase their awareness and abilities in accessing mental imagery and hypnosis. At the end of the session, information will be provided about the home-based practice.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Feasibility of hypnotherapy as supportive treatment for AYA patients
- timeFrame
- 8 weeks
- description
- The primary outcome is feasibility of hypnotherapy as supportive treatment for AYA patients defined as the proportion of patients that complete the 8 weeks of treatment. Complete is defined as attending both individual hypnotherapy sessions.
Secondary outcomes (14)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 39 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria * Consecutive AYA patients undergoing systemic treatment or follow-up up to 6 months after finishing medical treatment at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers in Amsterdam, will be invited to participate. * The Dutch definition of AYA is patients aged 18-39 years at cancer diagnosis. * All patients need to be fluent in Dutch * Able to understand the informed consent form * Willing to provide written informed consent. Exclusion criteria * Patients that are actively treated by a psychiatrist will not be able to participate in this study to prevent interference with ongoing psychiatric treatment. * Patients that are mentally incompetent (based on the opinion of the treating physician) will be excluded. * Patients that previously received hypnotherapy will also be excluded.
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