This pilot study will assess the effects of a brief laboratory-based guided imagery procedure on responses to pain in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and healthy controls.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
28
Brief guided imagery session with a trained clinician focused on relaxation and pleasant imagery.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Change in heart rate variability (HRV) before, during, and after hypnosis
Time frame: Beginning 15 minutes prior to hypnosis session, continuing during 15 minutes of hypnosis, Ending 15 minutes after the hypnosis session
Change in galvanic skin response (GSR) before, during, and after hypnosis
Time frame: Beginning 15 minutes prior to hypnosis session, continuing during 15 minutes of hypnosis, Ending 15 minutes after the hypnosis session
Change in overall respiration rate and rate of deep breathing (sighs) before, during, and after hypnosis
Time frame: Beginning 15 minutes prior to hypnosis session, continuing during 15 minutes of hypnosis, Ending 15 minutes after the hypnosis session
Change in peripheral blood flow (pulse oximetry) before, during, and after hypnosis
Time frame: Beginning 15 minutes prior to hypnosis session, continuing during 15 minutes of hypnosis, Ending 15 minutes after the hypnosis session
Change in pain threshold temperature
Time frame: 12 minutes before beginning of hypnosis session and 1 minute after end of hypnosis session
Change in pain tolerance temperature
Time frame: 9 minutes before beginning of hypnosis session and 4 minutes after end of hypnosis session
Change in heat pulse pain ratings
Time frame: 5 minutes before beginning of hypnosis session and 7 minutes after end of hypnosis session
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