DVD-Based Training Program in Self-Hypnosis for Children (VCUG)

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vesicoureteral Reflux

Treatments: Behavioral: DVD Self-Hypnosis Training Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01483105

6970

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed study is designed to utilize a self-hypnosis DVD home-training program for parents to use with their children to teach self-hypnosis techniques for inducing relaxation and hypnotic analgesia. These relaxation techniques can be employed to manage anticipatory anxiety, distress, and pain during an invasive medical procedure, for example, voiding cystourethrography (VCUG). The study will examine the efficacy of this intervention for children undergoing VCUG procedures.

Full description

Pediatric care professionals and parents seek safe ways to make invasive medical procedures less stressful and traumatic for children. However, for unpleasant procedures that require child cooperation, this task becomes difficult. Home-training in self-hypnotic relaxation may provide an inexpensive, yet systematic method for improving the overall medical care of children undergoing invasive medical procedures. The proposed study is designed to utilize a self-hypnosis DVD home-training program for parents to use with their children to teach self-hypnosis techniques for inducing relaxation and hypnotic analgesia. The study will examine the efficacy of this intervention for children undergoing urethral catheterization for VCUG procedures. Parents will be instructed to watch the DVD and practice the self-hypnosis exercises every day for a week with their child prior to the upcoming procedure. Parents are encouraged to practice self-hypnosis during their child's VCUG procedure. Both parents and children will be asked to complete a series of questionnaires before and following the procedure.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Child and participating parent have assented (child) or consented (parent) to participate
• Both child and parent are English-speaking
• Child has undergone at least one previous VCUG
• Child was at least 4 years of age at the time of the most recent VCUG
• Parent reports child experienced some difficulty (e.g., at least some crying, pain, or fear) during that earlier procedure.

Exclusion criteria

• Child and participating parent have not assented (child) or consented (parent) to participate
• Either child or parent are not English-speaking
• Child has not undergone at least one previous VCUG
• Child was under 4 years of age at the time of the most recent VCUG
• Parent reports child did not experience difficulty (e.g., at least some crying, pain, or fear) during that earlier procedure.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 2 patient groups

DVD self-hypnosis

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive standard care, and parents/children in this group will receive in the mail a set of questionnaires and the DVD self-hypnosis training program. Parents will be asked to review these materials and practice the training at home with their children for one week leading up to the procedure Parents will also be asked to try to use these techniques with their child during his or her upcoming VCUG procedure.

Treatment:

Behavioral: DVD Self-Hypnosis Training Program

Standard care

No Intervention group

Description:

Children in this arm will receive standard care and parents/children will be mailed a set of questionnaires to complete before and after your child's upcoming VCUG.