Hypnosis for managing severe breathlessness
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether hypnosis sessions can help you feel more in control of your breathlessness. If you have a chronic lung or heart condition and struggle with shortness of breath, you may be able to join a series of 3 hypnosis visits to see if it improves your daily life.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have metastatic cancer, COPD (stage B or E), interstitial lung disease, or chronic heart failure
- Your breathlessness is moderate to severe (NYHA grade ≥2 or mMRC ≥2)
- You have not had hypnosis in the last year
- You have not been in a pulmonary rehab program in the last 6 months
- You can come to the hospital for 3 visits (one every 2 weeks) and have not been hospitalized in the last month
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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