Hypnosis eases pain during liver biopsy, study finds
NCT ID NCT05413174
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether hypnosis can lower pain and anxiety during an ultrasound-guided liver biopsy. 70 adults were randomly assigned to receive either hypnosis or standard care during the procedure. Researchers measured pain and anxiety levels to see if hypnosis made the experience more comfortable.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- 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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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patients with an indication for ultrasound-guided hepatic biopsy * Over 18 years of age * Affiliated to a social security system Exclusion Criteria * History of psychiatric pathology, psychotropic or anxiolytic treatments * Refusal to participate. * People who do not understand and/or speak French. * People who are deaf * Patients with impaired cognitive abilities, evaluated by the prescribing service * Disorders of hemostasis against percutaneous approach * Allergy to Lidocaine * Patient under National Health Aids
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP
Paris, 75015, France