Self-hypnosis Training for Chronic Pain Management

Title: Self-hypnosis training in chronic pain management: A pilot study Our primary objective concerns the effect of hypnosis intervention on change in 24h pain between T0 (pre-intervention) and T4 (3-month follow-up). The secondary objectives concern the effects of the intervention on (i) change in 24h pain between T0 and T5 (6-month follow-up), (ii) changes from T0 in measures of the functional impact of pain, (iii) changes from T0 in anxiety-depression scores and (iv) changes from T0 in quality of life. The study design is a Randomized efficacy pilot study. The study focuses on patients practicing self-hypnosis within HMR groups. The study population is pain clinic patients. The sample size is 60 pain clinic patients. Study duration: February 2024 - December 2024. Center responsible for the study: Centre de Recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (CR-HMR) - CEMTL, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Adverse events: none expected.

NCT Number	NCT06279650
Lead Sponsor	Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
Conditions	Hypnosis, Chronic Pain Management
Enrollment	60 participants
Start Date	2024-02-01
Primary Completion	2025-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-01-28