Hypnosis shows promise for brain injury memory recovery
NCT ID NCT05287542
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether hypnotic suggestion can improve working memory in adults who had a brain injury at least a year earlier. 90 participants received either four weekly sessions of hypnosis or mindfulness. The goal was to see if hypnosis could unlock hidden memory capacity and help with everyday tasks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hypnotic suggestion
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, drug-free way to improve memory and daily function after brain injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 90 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the benefits might be modest or temporary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 67 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * A documented non-progressive ABI, minimum 12 months post- injury and ongoing WM deficits by self-report and/or neuropsychological assessment * The above mentioned patients have received multidisciplinary cognitive rehabilitation before participation Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with severe mental illness * Patients progressive neurologic disease * Patients with ongoing ICD-10 diagnosis of substance dependence * Patients that lack Norwegian language skills
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital
Nesoddtangen, Akershus, 1453, Norway
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