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Hypnotherapy in Treating Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors

CompletedNot applicableNCT02637297
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

This randomized pilot clinical trial studies hypnotherapy in treating chronic pain in cancer survivors. Hypnotherapy is a state of concentration and focused attention which can provide more control over the experience of acute and chronic pain and its impact and may provide comfort, maximize function, and improve quality of life in cancer survivors.

Study details

Official title
Hypnosis for Pain Management With Cancer Survivors
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsor
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI); National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR); American Nurses Foundation
Start date
2016-01-08
Primary completion
2017-02-09
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-report of moderate or higher pain on average during the last week (\> 3 on a 0-10 pain intensity numeric scale) * Completed active cancer treatment other than maintenance therapy \>= 3 months ago * Functional fluency in English * Mentally and physically able to participate and complete surveys over the phone Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic pain is not cancer-related

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02637297