Education and Training
DVD-Based Training Program in Self-Hypnosis for Children
The proposed study is designed to utilize a self-hypnosis DVD home-training program for parents to use with their children to teach self-hypnosis techniques for inducing relaxation and hypnotic analgesia. These relaxation techniques can be employed to manage anticipatory anxiety, distress, and pain during an invasive medical procedure, for example, voiding cystourethrography (VCUG). The study will examine the efficacy of this intervention for children undergoing VCUG procedures.
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- behavioral: DVD Self-Hypnosis Training Program
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Child and participating parent have assented (child) or consented (parent) to
participate
- Both child and parent are English-speaking
- Child has undergone at least one previous VCUG
- Child was at least 4 years of age at the time of the most recent VCUG
- Parent reports child experienced some difficulty (e.g., at least some crying, pain, or
fear) during that earlier procedure.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Child and participating parent have not assented (child) or consented (parent) to
participate
- Either child or parent are not English-speaking
- Child has not undergone at least one previous VCUG
- Child was under 4 years of age at the time of the most recent VCUG
- Parent reports child did not experience difficulty (e.g., at least some crying, pain,
or fear) during that earlier procedure.
Ages Eligible for Study
4 Years - 12 Years
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Arianna A. Gerry, Ph.D., MPH
650-723-2744
Not Recruiting