Using hypnosis to reduce pain during stitches in the emergency room

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

This study evaluates the effectiveness of hypnosis as a complementary treatment for pain management during suturing in emergency department patients with lacerations. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive either hypnosis or standard care while their heart rate variability is monitored. Self-assessment questionnaires on pain and stress will be completed before and after the procedure, along with blood tests to assess physiological responses. The goal is to determine if hypnosis can significantly reduce pain and stress during this common medical procedure.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion criteria

* Age \> 18 years old
* Admitted in the emergency department of Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital
* Stitchable wound
* Patient's agreement

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy
* Breast feeding
* Refusal to participate
* Patient not able to participate
* Patients under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty or safeguard of justice.
* History of cardiac rhythm disorders (atrial fibrillation, pacemaker)
* Psychotic disorder
* Age \< 18 years old
* Surgery needed
* Patients who don't speak French
* Wound of the eyelids, nose, ears or mouth
* Deaf patients
* Patients without a social security coverage
* Nitrous oxyde use
* Substance abuse
* Head trauma with GSC ≤ 14
* Patient with endocrine diseases on the cortisol axis

Where it's running

• CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
  Clermont-Ferrand, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jean-Baptiste BOUILLON-MINOIS — University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
• Study coordinator: Lise Laclautre
• Email: promo_interne_drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr
• Phone: +33473754963

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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.