NCT04429789

Waking Hypnosis in the Treatment of MS-related Fatigue

Waking Hypnosis in the Treatment of MS-related Fatigue: Pilot and Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Washington · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The proposed study is a single-center, single-blind three-group randomized (1:1:1) controlled trial (RCT) comparing two hypnosis interventions to waitlist control efficacy for MS-related fatigue.

Detailed description

This project will test the efficacy of two different hypnosis approaches for improving MS-related fatigue that have shown to be beneficial for individuals with cancer and other medical conditions in the management of their symptoms. One of these methods, the active-alert hypnosis has helped people to manage fatigue and may have important advantages over the more traditional relaxation hypnotic approaches in the treatment of fatigue, since the hypnotic inductions and the self-hypnosis methods use activation instead of relaxation. Therefore, the goals of this study are to determine if a comparison study of these two hypnotic conditions is feasible, and, if so, to determine which treatment may be more effective for helping individuals with MS gain more control over fatigue. Additionally, it will explore the mechanisms of these two approaches to hypnosis treatment to determine which might be most helpful to individuals with MS and fatigue.

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Active-Alert Hypnosis	Participants in this arm will receive four one-hour weekly sessions that will include training in a rapid self-hypnosis method. Participants will learn how to use waking hypnosis to manage fatigue using exercises with sensory experiences.
BEHAVIORAL	Traditional Hypnosis	Participants in this arm will receive four one-hour weekly sessions where participants will learn how to use hypnosis along with relaxation. The exercises and suggestions included in the training will be adapted from the protocol used in a series of studies on the efficacy of self-hypnosis training for the management of chronic pain in persons with disabilities, and from a therapist guide of procedures and hypnotic suggestions for chronic pain.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-27
• Primary completion: 2021-03-31
• Completion: 2021-03-31
• First posted: 2020-06-12
• Last updated: 2021-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States