Hypnosis for Children Undergoing Anorectal Manometry

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Constipation

Treatments: Behavioral: Hypnosis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04471857

IRB15-00864

Details and patient eligibility

About

Partially blinded randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of a brief session of hypnosis prior to anorectal manometry in children

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged 4-18 who are scheduled to undergo anorectal manometry testinf.
• ASA classification I to II.
• Both parents and children have sufficient English language proficiency.
• Both parents and children are willing to fill out the questionnaires involved in this study.

Exclusion criteria

• ASA classification III, IV (children with a chronic or severe disease).
• Children with a metabolic, endocrine or neuromuscular disorder or mental illness.
• Children with anorectal malformations or previous anorectal surgery.
• Children with developmental delay
• Children with diagnosed emotional or behavioral disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Hypnosis

Experimental group

Description:

A brief session of hypnosis just before child starts with anorectal manometry

Treatment:

Behavioral: Hypnosis

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No hypnosis session, standard care