Group Hypnosis for Stress Reduction

Stress, Psychological Clinical Trial

— Hypnostress  

Official title:

Group Hypnosis for Stress Reduction - a Feasibility Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03402074
• Other study ID #: Hypnostress
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: June 2019
• Source: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This prospective feasibility study aims to test a 5 week group hypnosis training as intervention to reduce perceived psychological stress in healthy subjects.

Description:

In a pre- post comparison the feasibility of a standardized weekly 90 minutes group hypnosis training including CDs/MP3 recordings as homework to reduce perceived psychological stress in healthy subjects is investigated. Outcomes are measured quantitatively and qualitatively.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 15
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: February 15, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy or health-stable participants between 18 and 70 years with subjective increased intensity of stress in the last four weeks on the visual analogue scale rated between 40 -100 mm (VAS 0 - 100 mm)

• Ability to consent and sign declaration of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current or planned participation in a stress management program within the next 17 weeks

• Current use of psychotherapeutic treatment

• presence of moderate or severe acute or chronic disease

• presence of an acute or chronic mental disorder

• Participation in a study within the last 2 months prior to enrollment

• Lack of understanding of the German language

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stress, Psychological

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Group hypnosis
5 session of group hypnosis, each 90 minutes, to reduce subjective stress and increase relaxation. Additional auditapes of hypnosis sessions as hoemwork

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Hochschulambulanz für Naturheilkunde	Berlin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Perceived Stress on Visual Analogue Scale	VAS 0-100 mm	5 weeks
Primary	Cohens Perceived Stress Scale 10 Items		5 weeks
Primary	Likert-Skala	about stressreduction	5 weeks
Primary	ADS-K (Depression)		5 weeks
Primary	General Self Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer)		5 weeks
Primary	SF 36 Quality of Life		5 weeks