Hypnosis for Pain in Black Women With Advanced Breast Cancer: A Feasibility Study

Envision is a randomized, 2-arm, mixed-methods pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of translating a promising in-person hypnosis intervention for advanced cancer pain into a culturally appropriate, remotely delivered hypnosis intervention for pain in Black women with advanced cancer. The study is 6 weeks long and does not require any in-person visits. If a breast cancer survivor is determined eligible, they will be educated on the purpose, requirements, and procedures. If interested, participants will be emailed the consent form and will schedule a virtual consent/baseline visit. After consent is obtained, the participant will be randomly assigned to one of two types of hypnotic relaxation to be used alongside current pain treatment using 1:1 randomization and given a study number. The participant will complete online surveys at the virtual baseline visit. An MP3 player with hypnotic relaxation audio files will be sent to the participant's address and a virtual education visit will be scheduled. At this second virtual visit, participants will receive education about their study arm and a start date will be agreed upon for week 1. Beginning week 1 and continuing through week 6, participants will listen to their assigned hypnotic relaxation audio files daily and be asked to complete a weekly practice log. Participants will also continue to meet with study staff virtually for weekly check-ins. At these weekly meetings, progress and adverse events will be assessed and relevant online surveys will be completed.