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Self-Management Interventions for Chronic Pain Relief With Cancer Survivors

CompletedNot applicableNCT03867760
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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)

Cancer survivors who suffer from chronic pain would benefit from a low-cost, self-management intervention they can use at home. This study will evaluate the efficacy of a recorded hypnosis intervention in reducing chronic pain among cancer survivors and will explore its biological and psychological mechanisms.

Study details

Official title
Efficacy and Mechanistic Testing of a Self-Management Intervention for Managing Chronic Pain With Cancer Survivors
Conditions
Interventions
  • Behavioral: Recorded Hypnosis Intervention
  • Behavioral: Recorded Relaxation Intervention
Sponsor
University of Washington
Collaborators
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Start date
2019-02-21
Primary completion
2021-08-31
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 90 Years
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
2

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * self-reporting moderate or higher pain on average during the last week (\> 3 on a 0-10 pain intensity numeric scale) * self-reporting experiencing pain at least half of the days in the past 4 weeks * self-reporting chronic pain related to cancer or its treatment * completed active cancer treatment other than maintenance therapy * being \> 18 years of age * functional fluency in English * mentally and physically able to participate and complete surveys Exclusion Criteria: • has a psychiatric condition or symptoms (i.e., diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia or active paranoid delusional thoughts, as determined via a telephone or in-person screening assessment) that would interfere with study participation. Exclusion Criteria for Optional EEG Measurement: * a history of seizure condition within the last year * a significant brain injury or skull defect * a history of brain cancer.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03867760