Trial reportPsycho-oncology2017
Randomized controlled trial of the Valencia model of waking hypnosis plus CBT for pain, fatigue, and sleep management in patients with cancer and cancer survivors.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for mental health and quality of life among individuals diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of sleep interventions on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Are mind-body therapies effective for relieving cancer-related pain in adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Sleep Disorders in Cancer-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Complementary Therapies in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Group Differences Between Countries and Between Languages in Pain-Related Beliefs, Coping, and Catastrophizing in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2020Pooled it
- Hypnosis Intervention Effects on Sleep Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Hypnosis for Symptom Control in Cancer Patients at the End-of-Life: A Systematic Review.The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosisPooled it
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- Randomized controlled trial of an 8-week intervention combining self-care and hypnosis for post-treatment cancer patients: study protocol.BMC cancer · 2018Trial
- Group interventions to reduce emotional distress and fatigue in breast cancer patients: a 9-month follow-up pragmatic trial.British journal of cancer · 2017Trial
- An Audio-Recorded Hypnosis Intervention for Chronic Pain Management in Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosisTrial
- Evidence-Based Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Current Advances and Clinical Relevance.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Hypnosis to Manage Musculoskeletal Pain in Breast Cancer Survivors Taking Aromatase Inhibitors.Psychology of consciousness (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- The role of psychological flexibility in relation to health outcomes in people in remission from cancer.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Consensus statement on chronic pain treatment in cancer survivors.Journal of anesthesia · 2025Review
- Psychosocial Outcomes of Pain and Pain Management in Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Qualitative Study.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2024Article
- Hypnosis on patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: A feasibility study.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Enhancing coping skills through brief interventions during cancer therapy - a quasi-experimental clinical pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Multidisciplinary management of chronic pain in elderly oncology patients.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundThis study evaluated the efficacy of an intervention combining the Valencia model of waking hypnosis with cognitive-behavioral therapy (VMWH-CBT) in managing cancer-related pain, fatigue, and sleep problems in individuals with active cancer or who were post-treatment survivors. We hypothesized that four sessions of VMWH-CBT would result in greater improvement in participants' symptoms than four sessions of an education control intervention. Additionally, we examined the effects on several secondary outcome domains that are associated with increases in these symptoms (depression, pain interference, pain catastrophizing, and cancer treatment distress).
methodsThe study design was a randomized controlled crossover clinical trial comparing the VMWH-CBT intervention with education control. Participants (N = 44) received four sessions of both treatments, in a counterbalanced order (n = 22 per order condition).
resultsParticipants were 89% female (N = 39) with mean age of 61 years (SD = 12.2). They reported significantly greater improvement after receiving the active treatment relative to the control condition in all the outcome measures. Treatment gains were maintained at 3-month follow-up.
conclusionsThis study supports the beneficial effects of the VMWH-CBT intervention relative to a control condition and that treatment gains remain stable. VMWH-CBT-trained clinicians should be accessible for managing symptoms both during and after cancer treatment, though the findings need to be replicated in larger samples of cancer survivors.
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