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EFFECTIVENESS OF HYPNOTHERAPY WITH CANCER PATIENTS 339
Table 1
Clinical Hypnosis and Procedures Noncancer Pain and Anxiety in Studies from 1999–2006
Authors
N
A/P Design
Manual
Suggestibility
measures
Results / comments
Butler et al.,
2005
44 radiologic
procedure
Hypnosis = 21
Routine
care = 23
P RCT Y
Measurement of
hypnotizability
(Hypnotic
Induction Pro-
file) as training
for the subjects
and self-hypno-
sis training
N
•
Significant benefits (moderate to
large effect size) for the hypnosis
group compared with the routine
care group:
•
parents reported that the procedure
was significantly less traumatic than
the previous one for their children
•
distress levels during the procedure
were significantly lower for children
in the hypnosis group
•
less difficulty reported by staff in
conducting the procedure for the
hypnosis group
•
total procedural time was signifi-
cantly shorter-by almost 14 minutes-
for the hypnosis group
•
RCT conducted in a naturalistic med-
ical setting.
•
Subjective and objective outcomes
that may have an impact on patient
care and procedure cost
•
Small sample of children who had
one previous procedure
(
Continued
)
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