Infotainment versus hypnosis to help anxious adults during brain MRI
Official title: Use of an Infotainment System in MRI in Patients Suffering From Unexpected Anxiety.
Run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · NCT07246746 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This tests whether an infotainment system or a short hypnosis session better helps adults with unexpected anxiety complete a brain MRI and obtain usable images.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 50 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Dijon) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | January 12, 2026 |
| Main results expected | January 2028 |
| Study ends | January 2028 |
| Registry record updated | January 15, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07246746 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults (18+) who report unexpected anxiety when arriving for a brain MRI at CHU Dijon, can read and speak French, and can give consent are ideal candidates.
✕Probably not a fit
People who take sedatives or regular anxiolytics, have had hypnosis during a prior MRI, cannot read or speak French, are pregnant, or have contraindications to MRI are excluded and unlikely to benefit from this comparison.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
Adults who report unexpected anxiety on arrival for a brain MRI at CHU Dijon are randomized to receive either an Innovision© infotainment intervention or a brief hypnosis session, with anxiety measured by the State Anxiety Inventory Form Y-A. The trial enrolls ambulatory or hospitalized patients scheduled for a brain MRI on the 1.5T scanner who can read and speak French and provide consent, while excluding those with MRI contraindications, current sedative use, regular anxiolytics, prior hypnosis-assisted MRI, pregnancy, or cognitive/language barriers. The primary practical endpoints are ability to complete the MRI and the diagnostic quality of the images obtained. This single-center interventional comparison aims to identify a nonpharmacologic approach to help anxious patients tolerate MRI without compromising image interpretation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the approach could let more anxious patients complete MRI exams comfortably and reduce the need for sedative medication.
How similar studies have gone: Previous small trials of audiovisual distraction systems and of hypnosis during MRI have shown mixed but generally promising results for reducing anxiety and improving scan completion.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals who have given their verbal consent * Individuals over the age of 18 * Hospitalized or ambulatory individuals who are able-bodied and scheduled to undergo a brain MRI scan on the 1.5T A MRI machine at the Dijon University Hospital. * Individuals reporting anxiety about brain MRI for the first time upon admission by the radiology technician. Exclusion Criteria: * Persons not affiliated with or not covered by a social security system * Persons subject to legal protection measures (guardianship, trusteeship) * Persons subject to judicial protection measures * Women who know they are pregnant * Adults who are incapable or unable to give their consent * Persons with contraindications to MRI * Persons who have already undergone an MRI accompanied by hypnosis * Persons who do not speak French * Persons who cannot read French * Persons with cognitive disorders * Persons who have taken sedatives before the examination * Persons who regularly take anxiolytic medication and have increased their usual dose before the examination * Persons who have already participated in the study
Where it's running
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, France Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Nicolas MIGNOT
- Email: nicolas.mignot@chu-dijon.fr
- Phone: 03 80 29 30 31
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.