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