Hypnosis sessions may ease ICU trauma recovery
NCT ID NCT07254299
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether hypnosis sessions given after ICU discharge can improve well-being and prevent post-intensive care syndrome. About 150 adults who were on a breathing machine for at least 2 days will receive standard care plus up to three hypnosis sessions. Researchers will measure well-being at day 28 using a symptom scale.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * On Mechanical Ventilation for at least 2 days * Able to give informed consent as documented by signature * French speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of the patient * Patient transferred from another ICU * Patient is planned for a withdrawal of care or is actively dying * Glasgow coma scale (GCS) \<15 on ICU discharge * Patient presenting with delirium (detected by CAM-ICU) on ICU discharge * Patient hospitalized for traumatic brain injury * Patient is in jail * Patient hospitalized for more than 28 days in the ICU
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpitaux Neuchâtelois
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNeuchâtel, Switzerland
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University Hospital of Geneva
RECRUITINGGeneva, 1205, Switzerland
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