Hypnosis and self-hypnosis, administered and taught by nurses, for the reduction of chronic pain: a controlled clinical trial

ISRCTN	ISRCTN32129167
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN32129167
Protocol serial number	N/A
Sponsor	Hospital of Morges (Switzerland)
Funder	Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland) (SNF 4034-35883)

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Dr Bernard Burnand
Scientific

IUMSP
Bugnon 17
Lausanne
CH-1010
Switzerland

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	Hypnosis and auto-hypnosis do not reduce pain in patients with chronic pain
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Various conditions engendering chronic pain
Intervention	Hypnosis and auto-hypnosis administered and taught by trained nurses
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Level of pain (VAS)
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Physical activity (tridimensional accelerometer) 2. Health related quality of life (SF-36)
Completion date	31/12/1994

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Lower age limit	18 Years
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	130
Key inclusion criteria	1. To be referred (including occasional self-referral) for the management of chronic pain 2. To live within manageable distances from the hospital 3. To be aged 18 or above 4. To understand and speak French adequately 5. To be able to see, hear and communicate (i.e. no alteration of consciousness) 6. To have no diagnosis of mental illness (e.g. psychosis) 7. To give informed consent
Key exclusion criteria	Patients were excluded from the study whenever they wished and/or when no conventional treatment could be proposed.
Date of first enrolment	01/05/1993
Date of final enrolment	31/12/1994

IUMSP

Lausanne
CH-1010
Switzerland

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
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Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Protocol article	protocol	01/08/1994		Yes	No