Digital Clinical Hypnosis for Chronic Pain Management

This ClinicalTrials.gov posting contains two randomized controlled trials. The study procedures were identical, except Study 1 was funded by NIH and enrolled adults with chronic low back pain, whereas Study 2 was funded by the UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and enrolled adults with any type of chronic pain. Study 1 and 2 each enrolled 50 adults (N = 100 total across the two studies). Although Study 2 did not use NIH funds, we are including the results here because the studies were conducted simultaneously by the same PI (Dr. Jensen) with the same study procedures. Participants enrolled in the studies for a duration of 8 weeks. The studies test the feasibility and efficacy of a therapeutic hypnosis digital application (website), called Rose. The investigators wanted to determine if the Rose application was user-friendly and effective at improving quality of life and reducing pain for adults with chronic pain. If successfuly, the investigators hope to develop the Rose application into a mobile app that will be publicly available and managed by HypnoScientific Inc., a company that is co-owned by the investigators. Participants completed brief (15-20min) self-report surveys that ask about pain and mental health at three timepoints: Baseline (week 0), 4 weeks, and 8 weeks.