Combining Virtual Reality and Hypnosis to Alleviate Chronic Pain in Elderly Patients with Hand Arthritis
NCT ID: NCT06833905
Last Updated: 2025-03-19
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-04-30
2025-09-30
Brief Summary
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* Does the intervention allow for an improvement of patient reported outcomes related to pain and quality of life?
* Does the intervention allow for an improvement of physiological variables related to pain? Researchers will compare intervention group to a passive control group (i.e., waiting list with treatment as usual).
Participants in the intervention group will be provided a virtual reality headset allowing them to beneficiate from the virtual reality and hypnosis modules.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Combined virtual reality and hypnosis
The intervention consist in 4 different sessions with the VR headset, two consisting in presenting landscapes (i.e., beach, forest) and two consisting in hypnosis techniques (i.e., magic hand, manipulating hand).
Virtual reality: Beach
Session 1 or 2 (counterbalanced): Exposure to a beach landscape
Virtual Reality: Forest
Session 1 or 2 (counterbalanced): Exposure to a forest landscape
Hypnosis: Magic Hand
Session 3 or 4 (counterbalanced): Exposure to a hypnosis technique: the magic hand
Hypnosis: Pain Manipulation
Session 3 or 4 (counterbalanced): Exposure to a hypnosis technique: manipulating the pain
Session 1bis - 1 week
Repetition of the Session 1 one week after Session 4
Follow-up
Repetition of the Session 1 three weeks after Session 4
Waiting list
The control group consist in a waiting list.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Virtual reality: Beach
Session 1 or 2 (counterbalanced): Exposure to a beach landscape
Virtual Reality: Forest
Session 1 or 2 (counterbalanced): Exposure to a forest landscape
Hypnosis: Magic Hand
Session 3 or 4 (counterbalanced): Exposure to a hypnosis technique: the magic hand
Hypnosis: Pain Manipulation
Session 3 or 4 (counterbalanced): Exposure to a hypnosis technique: manipulating the pain
Session 1bis - 1 week
Repetition of the Session 1 one week after Session 4
Follow-up
Repetition of the Session 1 three weeks after Session 4
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Being diagnosed with hand arthrisis
* Reporting an invalidating chronic pain in hand related to the condition
Exclusion Criteria
* Experiencing cognitive disorders; Experiencing sensory disorders (deafness, blindness)
18 Years
100 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Central Contacts
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References
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Fournier V, Simard MF, Yuen SY, Guine J, Rousseaux F, Lebeau J, Jerbi K, Richebe P, Landry M, Rainville P, Ogez D. Combining virtual reality and hypnosis to alleviate chronic pain in elderly with hand arthritis: protocol for a randomised phase II clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 5;15(10):e103841. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103841.
Other Identifiers
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2024-3539
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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