Effect of Clinical Hypnosis in Preoperative Anxiety Among Patients Undergoing an Abdominal Surgery. (Hypnoanxiety)

HASSAN 1st university

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Postoperative Pain; Length of Stay; Abdominal Surgeries; Hypnosis; Preoperative Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Clincal hypnosis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07370974

Hypnosis UHP

Details and patient eligibility

About

This Multicenter randomized controlled trial evaluates clinical hypnosis efficacy for reducing perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain in abdominal surgery patients across 3 Moroccan centers (n=48-68). Intervention arm receives 15-20 min level 2 hypnosis session preoperatively; control receives standard psychological preparation. Primary outcome: VAS-anxiety post-intervention. Secondary: postoperative EVA-pain, analgesic consumption, length of stay.

Study Design Prospective, multicenter, parallel-group RCT (1:1 allocation, stratified by center/sex). Inclusion: consenting ASA I-II adults for abdominal surgery. Primary endpoint powered for 10mm EVA reduction (80% power, α=0.05). Registration supports PhD thesis at ISSS/Université Hassan 1er Settat.

Enrollment: 48 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Consenting patients undergoing abdominal surgery
  2. ASA I-II physical status
  3. Able to understand and respond to instructions
  4. No major psychological disorders

• Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Non-consenting patients
  2. Prior experience with hypnosis
  3. History of mental illness
  4. Psychoactive substance consumption
  5. Cognitive disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Fisrt arm: patients having a session of hypnosis prior to surgery

Experimental group

Description:

Patients randomized to the intervention arm undergo a single 15-20 minute clinical hypnosis session preoperatively for anxiety reduction, achieving level 2 hypnotic trance (somnambulism)

Treatment:

Other: Clincal hypnosis

Arm 2 : patients will be treated as usual with standard conditions

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive standard usual care without any hypnotic intervention, only with routine psychological preparation.