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Hypnosis for Postoperative Pain Management Following Colectomies: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.

From GI Signals issue №9: what this paper found, what it changes, and where it sits against the current standard of care, reviewed by Simon Mathews, MD.

Colorectal rct · n=41 · Aug 27, 2026 · Dis Colon Rectum · IF 3.5

Hypnosis for Postoperative Pain Management Following Colectomies: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.

New evidence
Clinical takeawayNo clinical action yet: a feasibility trial showing signals of benefit, but efficacy requires confirmation in a definitive trial.
What it foundHypnosis reduced median pain scores from 5.0 to 2.5 at 24 hours and from 4.0 to 1.5 at day 3 post-colectomy, with a between-group difference of -1.2 at 24 hours (95% CI -2.3 to -0.1).
ContextPost-colectomy pain management remains opioid-dependent; this is the first RCT to assess hypnosis as an adjunct in this setting.
No standard claimed for this paper

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