A Brief Laboratory-Based Hypnosis Session for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sickle Cell Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Guided Imagery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02620488

15-000420

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot study will assess the effects of a brief laboratory-based guided imagery procedure on responses to pain in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and healthy controls.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Healthy control or with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease
2. Age 13 or older
3. African-American
4. Subject is able to provide informed signed consent
5. Subject is able to follow instructions

Exclusion criteria

1. Any known acute or chronic illness that in the judgment of the investigator, may compromise subject safety or data integrity
2. Neurologic disorders affecting sensation
3. Skin abnormality/abrasion over sites of stimulus
4. Under 13 years of age
5. Unable to follow instructions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Healthy Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Brief guided imagery session with a trained clinician focused on relaxation and pleasant imagery.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided Imagery

Sickle Cell Disease

Experimental group

Description:

Brief guided imagery session with a trained clinician focused on relaxation and pleasant imagery.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided Imagery