Study of Hypnosis to Reduce Pain During Stitches for Emergency Room Patients with Skin Wounds

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to evaluate the impact of hypnosis on pain and stress during stitches in patients with skin wounds treated in an emergency department. The study focuses on measuring heart rate variability as a way to assess stress response during the procedure. It is a randomized, controlled, single-center, prospective study involving adults admitted to the emergency department with stitchable wounds. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups one group will receive hypnosis performed by a trained person before stitching, and the other will receive the standard care without hypnosis. All patients will wear a heart rate monitoring belt, and both groups will undergo stitching as usual. Blood samples, heart rate, and blood pressure will be measured before and 30 minutes after the procedure, along with self-assessment questionnaires on pain and stress. During the study, participants will complete pain and stress questionnaires before and after stitching, and a blood sample will be collected twice to evaluate stress biomarkers. Heart rate and blood pressure will be monitored continuously. After the final assessment, the heart rate monitoring belt will be removed, and the study will conclude for the patient. The main outcome is heart rate variability at the time of stitching, with additional evaluations of pain, stress, and physiological markers over the brief study period.

BEnefit of HYpnosis on Pain During Stitches in Emergency Room