Trial reportThe European respiratory journal2024
Medical hypnosis mitigates laboratory dyspnoea in healthy humans: a randomised, controlled experimental trial.
Trial report in The European respiratory journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- The Relationship Between the Cortico-Diaphragmatic Conduction Pathway and Cardiopulmonary Function in Healthy Individuals.The clinical respiratory journal · 2026Article
- SSVEP-based brain-computer interface enabling graded dyspnoea self-report: proof-of-concept study in healthy volunteers.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- 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
- Opioid-associated modulation of respiratory-related cortical activity in dyspnoeic mechanically ventilated patients: An electroencephalographic study.Annals of intensive care · 2026Article
- Non-zero risk of adverse psychological reactions induced by experimental dyspnoea studies in healthy volunteers: possible ethical implications.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Target for Today: Air Hunger.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025Article
- Medical hypnosis increases 6-min walking test distance in severe COPD patients: a case-control study.ERJ open research · 2025Article
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Abstract
questionDyspnoea persisting despite treatments of underlying causes requires symptomatic approaches. Medical hypnosis could provide relief without the untoward effects of pharmacological approaches. We addressed this question through experimentally induced dyspnoea in healthy humans (inspiratory threshold loading (excessive inspiratory effort) and carbon dioxide stimulation (air hunger)). MATERIAL AND
methods20 volunteers (10 women, aged 21-40 years) were studied on four separate days. The order of the visits was randomised in two steps: firstly, the "inspiratory threshold loading first"
resultsMedical hypnosis reduced both dimensions of dyspnoea significantly more than visual distraction (inspiratory threshold loading: sensory reduction after 5 min 34% of full VAS ANSWER TO THE QUESTION: Medical hypnosis was more effective than visual distraction at attenuating the sensory and affective dimensions of experimentally induced dyspnoea. This provides a strong rationale for clinical studies of hypnosis in persistent dyspnoea patients.
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