Evaluation of the Benefits of Hypnosis During Transoesophageal Echocardiography

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorFondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph

About this trial

Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) is a routine cardiology examination that is performed in most cases under local anaesthesia and is recommended for many indications.The objective of our study will be to evaluate the expected beneficial effect of using conversational hypnosis and hypnosis during a transoesophageal ultrasound examination performed directly in the examination room by the cardiologist conducting the examination.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patient requiring a transoesophageal ultrasound scan under local anaesthetic.

Patient affiliated to a health insurance scheme

French-speaking patient

Patient who has given their free, informed and express verbal consent

Disqualifiers

Patients with known schizophrenia or known psychiatric illness (documented in medical records)

Patients with known dementia or known cognitive impairment (documented in medical records)

Patients already included in an interventional research protocol

Patients under guardianship or curatorship

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • conversational hypnosis

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups