Using Hypnosis to Help Children Undergoing a Difficult Medical Procedure

Sponsor
Stanford University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00226850
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study examined whether a hypnosis intervention, compared to standard care, could help reduce distress and pain for children undergoing an invasive medical procedure.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: hypnosis
Phase 3

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    5 Years to 18 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • The child: (1) was scheduled for an upcoming VCUG ; (2) must have undergone at least one previous VCUG; (3) was at least 4 years of age at the time of the previous VCUG; (4) experienced distress during the previous VCUG; and (5) both child and participating parent were English speaking.
    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Not meeting any of the above criteria.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford California United States 94305-5718
    2 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford California United States 94305

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Stanford University

    Investigators

    • Study Director: Lisa D. Butler, Ph.D., Stanford University
    • Principal Investigator: David Spiegel, M.D., Stanford University
    • Principal Investigator: Linda D Shortliffe, M.D., Stanford University

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00226850
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 1HUK610
    First Posted:
    Sep 27, 2005
    Last Update Posted:
    Sep 27, 2005
    Last Verified:
    Sep 1, 2005

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Sep 27, 2005