Hypnotherapy in Treating Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors

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Conditions studied: Anxiety, Cancer Survivor, Chronic Pain, Depression, Sleep Disorder

In brief

This randomized pilot clinical trial studies hypnotherapy in treating chronic pain in cancer survivors. Hypnotherapy is a state of concentration and focused attention which can provide more control over the experience of acute and chronic pain and its impact and may provide comfort, maximize function, and improve quality of life in cancer survivors.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02637297

Run by

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

People needed

39

Starts

2016-01-08

Expected to finish

2017-08-03

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self-report of moderate or higher pain on average during the last week (> 3 on a 0-10 pain intensity numeric scale)
• Completed active cancer treatment other than maintenance therapy >= 3 months ago
• Functional fluency in English
• Mentally and physically able to participate and complete surveys over the phone

You may not qualify if…

• Chronic pain is not cancer-related

Where it is running

• Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium — Seattle, Washington, United States

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