Using Hypnosis to Help Children Undergoing a Difficult Medical Procedure

Stanford University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)

Treatments: Behavioral: hypnosis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00226850

1HUK610

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examined whether a hypnosis intervention, compared to standard care, could help reduce distress and pain for children undergoing an invasive medical procedure.

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The child: (1) was scheduled for an upcoming VCUG ; (2) must have undergone at least one previous VCUG; (3) was at least 4 years of age at the time of the previous VCUG; (4) experienced distress during the previous VCUG; and (5) both child and participating parent were English speaking.

Exclusion criteria

• Not meeting any of the above criteria.