Efficacy of Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by Anchoring Versus Conversational Hypnosis, Used Alone or Combined, in Patients Undergoing Breast Macrobiopsies

Hospital Saint Joseph

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Neoplasm Female

Treatments: Behavioral: Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring; Behavioral: Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring + Conversational Hypnosis; Behavioral: Conversational Hypnosis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05027321

HYACOM

Details and patient eligibility

About

The incidence of breast cancer and its mortality are reduced thanks in particular to early detection.

Often performed after a screening test, stereotactic macrobiopsies are used to characterize abnormalities detected on mammography. This anxiety-inducing and painful examination leads to significant physiological and psychological modifications for these women who logically apprehend the realization of this act.

Faced with this observation, investigators wondered what could be done to improve the experience of the patients during this examination.

Investigators were interested in hypnosis because its effectiveness as a complementary practice has been validated by numerous studies with benefits on pain and stress management.

However, today, there are no convincing results confirming which hypnosis method would be the best to manage patients' anxiety and pain during this examination.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 18 or over,
• referred to the medical imaging department of Saint-Joseph hospital for breast macrobiopsy,
• naive of any hypnosis,
• having given free, informed and written consent,
• being affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiary of such scheme

Exclusion criteria

• having a major hearing loss,
• suffering from identified mental or psychotic disorders,
• not understanding the French language,
• having already had hypnosis practices,
• having an ongoing pregnancy,
• being the subject of a safeguard measure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 4 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

control

Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring

Experimental group

Description:

1-hour consultation with a hypnopractor just before the examination

Treatment:

Behavioral: Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring

Conversational Hypnosis

Experimental group

Description:

conversational hypnosis support during the examination by a radiology technician and a radiologist specifically trained

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conversational Hypnosis

Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring + Conversational Hypnosis

Experimental group

Description:

1-hour consultation with a hypnopractor just before the examination and conversational hypnosis support during the examination by a radiology technician and a radiologist specifically trained

Treatment:

Behavioral: Preparation in Self-Hypnosis by anchoring + Conversational Hypnosis