Hypnosis During Mechanical Ventilation Weaning
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Hypnosis.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hypnosis, Weaning Mechanical Ventilation, Hypnosis During Weaning From Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
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Official title
Hypnosis During Mechanical Ventilation Weaning : Feasibility and Physiological Impact
Overview
Hypnosis is defined as an altered state of consciousness characterized by an increased susceptibility to suggestion. It is a technique commonly used in the medical field, primarily for the management of pain and anxiety. The literature demonstrates that better pain management is correlated with a shorter length of stay in the ICU and a shorter duration of mechanical ventilation. In patients hospitalized in the ICU requiring invasive mechanical ventilation, the emotional component plays a significant role in dyspnea, which can become an obstacle to weaning from ventilation. The analgesic and anxiolytic treatments used carry numerous side effects and contraindications, limiting their use in ICU patients. Furthermore, pulmonary edema is a common cause of failure to wean from invasive mechanical ventilation. By reducing the occurrence of hypertension and tachycardia, hypnosis could be used as a therapeutic strategy to limit its incidence. Thus, hypnosis could be a valuable therapeutic tool for improving tolerance and the success of ventilator weaning. Although hypnosis is already commonly used in intensive care units, its use is still limited by a lack of evidence for more specific indications. It is in this context that this study was conducted, to assess the feasibility of conducting a hypnosis session during weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit.
Interventions
- Behavioral Hypnosis
The intervention consists of a standardized hypnosis session delivered by a trained practitioner during the weaning phase from invasive mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit.
Primary outcome measures
- Feasibility of a hypnosis session during weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation. [Time frame: At the end of the recruitment period]
Secondary outcome measures (7)
- Progression of pain and anxiety during weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation using hypnosis. [Time frame: During the hypnosis session (Day 1)]
- Frequency of failed weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation among patients who underwent a hypnosis session. [Time frame: During ICU stay]
- Complications associated with weaning from mechanical ventilation using hypnosis. [Time frame: During the ICU stay]
- Length of stay in the intensive care unit following weaning from mechanical ventilation using hypnosis. [Time frame: ICU stay]
- Mortality following weaning from mechanical ventilation using hypnosis. [Time frame: At day 28]
- Patients' experiences [Time frame: On the day of discharge from the ICU, and no later than Day 28]
- Professionals' perceptions of hypnosis [Time frame: Throughout the study's enrollment period.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients aged 18 and older
- Patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit and requiring invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours
- Presence of the prerequisite criteria for ventilator weaning: effective cough, minimal bronchial congestion, patient awake and not agitated, hemodynamic stability (heart rate less than 140 beats per minute, systolic blood pressure between 90 and 160 mmHg without vasopressors), pressure support ventilation, FiO2 < 40% and PEEP ≤ 8 cmH2O, PaO2/FiO2 > 150, pH > 7.35, respiratory rate < 35 per minute
- Patients enrolled in a social security program or eligible for such a program
- Patients who has received complete information about the clinical research protocol and has signed an informed consent form
- Patients who has undergone a preliminary clinical examination appropriate for the clinical research
Exclusion criteria
- Contraindication to hypnosis (particularly severe psychotic disorders)
- Non-French-speaking individuals
- Deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals
- State of agitation or acute delirium
- Individuals who have already undergone a spontaneous ventilation test or an attempt at orotracheal extubation during their hospitalization
- Individuals receiving a new anxiolytic or sedative treatment within 2 hours prior to the weaning test
- Individuals with a tracheostomy
- Women of childbearing age who do not have access to effective contraception
- Individuals covered by Articles L. 1121-5, L. 1121-7, and L. 1121-8 of the Public Health Code (pregnant women, women in labor, or breastfeeding women, minors not emancipated, adult subject to a legal protection measure, adult unable to give consent)
- Person deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, or a person receiving psychiatric care pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
France · 1 center
- Central Hospital — Nancy
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07518498 · 2025PI107