Hypnosis for Acute Procedural Pain:A Critical Review
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Clinical evidence for the effectiveness of hypnosis in the treatment of acute procedural pain was critically evaluated based on reports from randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs). Results from the 29 RCTs meeting inclusion criteria suggest that hypnosis decreases pain compared to standard care and attention control groups and that it is at least as effective as comparable adjunct psychological or behavioral therapies. In addition, applying hypnosis in multiple sessions prior to the day of the procedure produced the highest percentage of significant results. Hypnosis was most effective in minor surgical procedures. However, interpretations are limited by considerable risk of bias. Further studies using minimally effective control conditions and systematic control of intervention dose and timing are required to strengthen conclusions.
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Hundreds of research trials and case studies investigating the effectiveness of hypnosis-based interventions for various symptoms and conditions have been published.
“hundreds of research trials and case studies investigating the effectiveness of hypnosis-based interventions for the treatment of various symptoms and conditions have been published (for recent reviews, see e.g., Madden et al., 2016;Carlson, et al., 2018;Kendrick et al., 2016;Fisch et al., 2017;Catsaros & Wendland, 2020).”
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- Authors
- Kendrick, C., Sliwinski, J., Yu, Y., Johnson, A., Fisher, W., Kekecs, Z., & Elkins, G.
- Affiliations
- Baylor University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Elkins, Gary
- Venue
- International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-11-24
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 75-115
- ISSN
- 0020-7144 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-5183
- PMC
- PMC5120961
- OpenAlex
- W2179151588
- Cited by
- 99
- References
- 70
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- McGill University
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (U01AT004634)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Keywords
- hypnosis, pain management, hypnotic analgesia, minor surgery, psychological intervention, risk of bias
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Hypnosis, Hypnosis, Anesthetic, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Acute Pain
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