Hypnosis may replace anesthesia for some breast cancer surgeries
NCT ID NCT03012399
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether hypnosis can help women with early-stage breast cancer relax during surgery, possibly reducing the need for general anesthesia. About 50 women will try hypnosedation, a technique that uses words and images to keep them calm and awake while numb. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and effective for easing the surgical experience.
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Study facts
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- 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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2017
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Female clinical stage 0/1 breast cancers patients scheduled to undergo a unilateral, segmental mastectomy +/- sentinel lymph node dissection * Able to read, speak, and write English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * A significant anxiety disorder * Significant pain during core biopsy as reported by the patient * Received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, any autoimmune or immunological disease or taking any immune suppression drugs * Plastic surgery involvement for oncoplastic reconstruction * If surgery is likely greater than 3 hours
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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