Using Hypnosis to Help Children Undergoing a Difficult Medical Procedure

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00226850

Run by

Stanford University

Last updated by the study team

2005-09-27

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• Not meeting any of the above criteria.

Where it is running

• Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States
• Lucile Packard Children's Hospital — Stanford, California, United States

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