Trial reportInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2020
Hypnosis for the Management of Anxiety and Dyspnea in COPD: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Crossover Trial.
Trial report in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04868357 (Efficacy of Self-administered Hypnosis for the Complementary Management of Anxiety and Dyspnea During Pulmonary Rehabilitation), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Efficacy of Self-administered Hypnosis for the Complementary Management of Anxiety and Dyspnea During Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A 2-armed Randomized Controlled Trial
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Medical hypnosis mitigates laboratory dyspnoea in healthy humans: a randomised, controlled experimental trial.The European respiratory journal · 2024Trial
- Effect of dyspnoea-oriented hypnosis as an adjunct to pulmonary rehabilitation on the affective dimension of dyspnoea and physical activity level: a randomised controlled trial.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Comorbid depression and autonomic dysfunction reduce lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Medical hypnosis increases 6-min walking test distance in severe COPD patients: a case-control study.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Is there a role for hypnosis in palliative care?Palliative care and social practice · 2025Review
- "Close your eyes and relax": the role of hypnosis in reducing anxiety, and its implications for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Hypnotic enhancement of slow-wave sleep increases sleep-associated hormone secretion and reduces sympathetic predominance in healthy humans.Communications biology · 2022Article
- Anxiety and Depression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Perspectives on the Use of Hypnosis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
- Hypnosis for the management of COPD-related anxiety and dyspnoea in pulmonary rehabilitation: rationale and design for a cluster-randomised, active-control trial (HYPNOBPCO_2).ERJ open research · 2022Article
- Physical and affective components of dyspnoea are improved by pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD.BMJ open respiratory research · 2022Article
- Clinical Evaluation of Respiratory Rate Measurements on COPD (Male) Patients Using Wearable Inkjet-Printed Sensor.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prone to dyspnea, increased respiratory rate and other anxiety-inducing symptoms. Hypnosis constitutes a complementary procedure capable of improving subjective feelings of anxiety. Objective: Assessing the efficacy of a 15-minute hypnosis intervention for immediate improvement of anxiety in severe COPD patients. Methods: Twenty-one participants, COPD patients (mean FEV1 < 32.3%), were randomly assigned to two individual sessions in crossover (sham and hypnosis, 24-h washout period, arms: hypnosis-sham [n=11]/sham-hypnosis [n=10]). We tracked pre- and post-intervention anxiety (STAI-6 score) as primary endpoint. Results: Nineteen (90.5%) participants completed the study. Anxiety diminished significantly after hypnosis (STAI-6 scores -23.8% [SD = 18.4%] hypnosis vs -3.1% [32.8%] sham; χ Conclusion: A 15-minute hypnosis session improved participants' anxiety and lowered respiratory rate (as opposed to sham). Improvements in anxiety were correlated with an alleviation in respiratory strain. Results imply that hypnosis can contribute to the improvement of anxiety levels and breathing mechanics in severe COPD patients. Registration Id: ISRCTN10029862.
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