ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2024
Effects of perioperative clinical hypnosis on heart rate variability in patients undergoing oncologic surgery: secondary outcomes of a randomized controlled trial.
Article in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03730350 (A Randomized-Controlled Trial of a Novel Perioperative Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Clinical Hypnosis Program for Postsurgical Pain and Opioid Weaning), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Randomized-Controlled Trial of a Novel Perioperative Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Clinical Hypnosis Program for Postsurgical Pain and Opioid Weaning
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hypnosis for anaesthetists: a systematic review and meta-analyses.Anaesthesia · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of hypnosis plus sedoanalgesia and sedoanalgesia alone methods used in the ERCP procedure: A prospective randomized study.Medicine · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of postoperative progressive relaxation exercises on pain, anxiety, and physiological parameters after emergency abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Perioperative Anxiety: Current Status and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Ten years of transitional pain service research and practice: where are we and where do we go from here?Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Review
- Knowledge translation initiatives at the Transitional Pain Service: insights from healthcare provider outreach and patient education.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Clinical hypnosis has been proposed for post-surgical pain management for its potential vagal-mediated anti-inflammatory properties. Evidence is needed to understand its effectiveness for post-surgical recovery. Iin this secondary outcome study, it was hypothesized that surgical oncology patients randomized to receive perioperative clinical hypnosis (CH) would demonstrate greater heart-rate variability (HRV) during rest and relaxation at a 1-month post-surgery assessment compared to a treatment-as-usual group (TAU). Methods: After REB approval, trial registration and informed consent, 92 participants were randomized to receive CH ( Results: One month after surgery, HRV was significantly higher in CH group ( Discussion: The results suggest that hypnosis prevents the deleterious effects of surgery on HRV by preserving pre-operative vagal activity. These findings underscore the potential of clinical hypnosis in mitigating the adverse effects of surgery on autonomic function and may have significant implications for enhancing post-surgical recovery and pain management strategies. Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier (NCT03730350).
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