Hypnosis has already shown to decrease pain and anxiety in different surgical specialities. Nevertheless, its input has never been studied in cardiology. This research is a prospective, monocentric, controlled and randomized study. Patients over 18 years old and hospitalized for atrial flutter ablation may be included and randomized into one of the arms: placebo or hypnosis. Global pain will be assessed by a visual analogue pain scale. Anxiety, morphine consumption, and patient sedation will also be assessed. The aim of this study is to improve the care given to patient undergoing atrial flutter ablation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
116
Hypnosis will be supervised by a nurse trained by the French Institute of Hypnosis.
Placebo consists in non-hypnotic relaxation suggestions and in hearing white noise through headphones
CHU DE Poitiers
Poitiers, France
Global pain self-assessment during the procedure
Assessed with visual analogue pain scale
Time frame: Collected 45 min after the procedure
Anxiety during the procedure
Visual analog scale self-assessment
Time frame: Collected after the procedure
Morphine consumption
milligram
Time frame: Collected after the procedure
Patient sedation evaluation
numerical rating scale; Externally assessed by the electrophysiologist
Time frame: Collected after the procedure
Pain assessed prospectively during the procedure;
Numerical rating scale score
Time frame: Evaluated every 5 minutes during the procedure;
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