Can a Nurse's hypnosis over video call ease nerve pain?
NCT ID NCT05623449
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether hypnosis sessions led by a nurse over video call are practical for people with long-term nerve pain. Thirty adults with peripheral neuropathic pain for over a year took part. The goal was to see if patients would complete five sessions and if it helped with pain and anxiety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hypnosis sessions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a convenient, non-drug option to help manage chronic nerve pain and reduce psychological distress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (30 people) with no control group for efficacy, so results may not be generalizable or show clear pain relief.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2024
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Patient aged over 18 years old, * Patient suffering of from peripheral neuropathic pain for more than 1 year, * Patient referred for hypnosis management as part of a coordinated care support, * Patient who accepts teleconsultation, having the appropriate equipment to attend teleconsultations (computer, microphone, camera and stable internet connection with sufficient internet speed) and the ability to use it independently, * Patient having signed a free, informed and written consent, * Patient affiliated or beneficiary of the social security system. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with severe and unstable neurocognitive or psychiatric conditions (depression, psychoses, major cognitive impairments), * Patient with uncorrected deafness, * Patient with poor understanding of French * Patient placed under judicial safeguard, guardianship or curatorship.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Université Hospital, Bordeaux
Pessac, Pessac, 33600, France
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