Trial reportIntegrative cancer therapies
Clinical Hypnosis in Medical Care: A Mixed-Method Feasibility Study.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Pilot Study Investigating the Feasibility of a Pre-operative Hypnosis Intervention to Prevent Post-operative Pain After Thoracic and Breast Cancer Surgery
Pre- and Post-operative Psychological Interventions to Prevent Pain and Fatigue After Breast Cancer Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preoperative Hypnosis versus Mindfulness for Reducing Postoperative Symptoms in Breast Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Is there a role for hypnosis in palliative care?Palliative care and social practice · 2025Review
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- Attitudes Towards Clinical Hypnosis in Medical Care: On the Necessity to Examine Cognitive and Emotional Characteristics as Moderators and Mediators.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPreoperative hypnosis has shown promising effects in controlling side effects from breast cancer surgery, but the feasibility and effects are largely unknown outside the US.
methodsA mixed-methods approach was applied involving a large-scale population survey and a small-scale pilot study. The survey assessed attitudes toward hypnosis in a representative sample from the general population (n = 1049), while the pilot study involved interviews with 5 women who received hypnosis prior to mastectomy/lumpectomy.
resultsIn the survey, 8% reported to have previous experience with hypnosis, and 67% reported willingness to accept hypnosis in a medical setting. Increasing age was associated with more skepticism, while previous experience was associated with less skepticism. In the pilot study, 4 themes were identified: (1) caretaking, (2) experiences related to hypnosis, (3) thoughts and feelings related to diagnosis, and (4) surgery. All participants reported positive experiences related to hypnosis, and none described unpleasant side effects or postoperative pain (pain intensity > 3) after surgery.
conclusionsThe results indicate that the general public is positive toward clinical hypnosis as a supplement to medical treatment and that preoperative hypnosis is feasible in Norwegian breast cancer patients.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04300283.
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