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SYLVAIN NÉRON AND RANDOLPH STEPHENSON
Table 3
Clinical Hypnosis and Pain in Review Studies from 1999–2006
Authors
Topic
Design
A/P
Comments
Rajasekaran,
Edmonds, And
Higginson, 2005
Palliative care
pain, anxiety,
and depression
27 papers
1 RCT
1 observational
1 questionnaire
24 case studies
A
Poor quality of the studies
Richardson et al.,
2006
Procedure-related
pain
1 systematic
review
P
Potentially a clinically valuable intervention
for procedure-related pain and distress
7 randomized
controlled trials
1 nonrandomized
controlled trial
Wild and Espie,
2004
Procedural pain
and distress
9 studies
LP
BMA
P
3/9 studies were ranked 2+ and included a
control group (“well-conducted case
control or cohort studies with a low risk of
confounding or bias and a moderate possi-
bility that the relationship is causal” p. 154).
Notes
: RCT = randomized clinical trial; LP = lumbar puncture; BMA = bone marrow aspiration, A = adults, P = pediatric.
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