Hypnosis to Manage Pain and Symptoms in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

Hypnosis to Manage Pain and Symptoms in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

Issue:  Standard medical therapies for controlling painful crises in SCD patients are limited because of ineffectiveness and/or toxicity.  Can a cognitiveBbehavioral intervention centered on self-hypnosis for pain management reduce pain frequency, improve sleep quality, and decrease use of narcotic pain medications?

Participants:  Patients with SCD, 18 years of age or older, who have recently experienced significant problems with pain.

Comparison:   weekly hypnosis for 4 weeks, followed by daily self-hypnosis (the experimental treatment)

versus

weekly health education for 4 weeks (the control)

 More information:  http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00393250

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