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Benefit of Hypnosis on Pain During Stitches in Emergency Room: The BE-HYPER Study
Led by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand · Updated on 2026-06-02
180
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
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.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
BEnefit of HYpnosis on Pain During Stitches in Emergency Room
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age > 18 years old
- Admitted in the emergency department of Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital
- Stitchable wound
- Patient's agreement
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnancy
- Breast feeding
- Refusal to participate
- Patient not able to participate
- Patients under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty or safeguard of justice
- History of cardiac rhythm disorders (atrial fibrillation, pacemaker)
- Psychotic disorder
- Age < 18 years old
- Surgery needed
- Patients who don't speak French
- Wound of the eyelids, nose, ears or mouth
- Deaf patients
- Patients without social security coverage
- Nitrous oxide use
- Substance abuse
- Head trauma with GCS 3 14
- Patient with endocrine diseases affecting the cortisol axis
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Your Study Journey
Duration - Up to 1 day
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 screening and enrollment visit (in-person)
Duration - Approximately 30 minutes
Participants receive either hypnosis before stitches or standard care without hypnosis while undergoing stitching in the emergency room.
1 treatment visit (in-person)
Duration - 30 minutes after treatment
Participants complete pain and stress self-assessment questionnaires and provide a blood sample after the stitching procedure.
1 follow-up assessment (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63000
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Research Team
L
LISE LACLAUTRE
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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