Hypnosis support to reduce anxiety for adults undergoing outpatient facial surgery with local anaesthesia.

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The protocol enrolls adults scheduled for outpatient (ultra-short circuit) facial surgery under local anaesthesia who score ≥36 on the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). After informed consent and baseline STAI, participants receive hypnosis support techniques in the perioperative period and their anxiety scores are collected again on the same day. The trial uses pre- and post-procedure STAI measures to determine whether hypnosis reduces perioperative anxiety and improves medical management without adding pharmacologic side effects. Patients with cognitive disorders, hearing impairment, minors, those under general anaesthesia, or treated in conventional inpatient care are excluded.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient treated under local anaesthesia in the Maxillo Facial Surgery department with ultra-short circuit
* Patient undergoing face surgery
* Patient who has received appropriate information and has provided informed consent
* Adult patient ≥ 18 years old
* Patient with a score of ≥ 36 on the initial anxiety self-assessment questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient under general anaesthesia
* Patients treated in conventional inpatient care or in the traditional ambulatory circuit
* Patient under guardianship or trusteeship
* Minor patient \< 18 years of age
* Patient who has not provided informed consent or who cannot submit to the study protocol
* Patient suffering from cognitive disorders (ex: Alzheimer's disease)
* Patients who are deaf or hearing-impaired

Where it's running

• CHU Amiens Picardie
  Amiens, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Bernard Devauchelle, Pr — CHU Amiens
• Study coordinator: Martine Gosset, ORN
• Email: gosset.martine@chu-amiens.fr
• Phone: (33)322089050

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.