A Brief Laboratory-Based Hypnosis Session for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
A Brief Laboratory-Based Hypnosis Session for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
This pilot study will assess the effects of a brief laboratory-based guided imagery procedure
 on responses to pain in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and healthy controls.
Inclusion Criteria:

 1. Healthy control or with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease

 2. Age 13 or older

 3. African-American

 4. Subject is able to provide informed signed consent

 5. Subject is able to follow instructions

 Exclusion Criteria:

 1. Any known acute or chronic illness that in the judgment of the investigator, may
 compromise subject safety or data integrity

 2. Neurologic disorders affecting sensation

 3. Skin abnormality/abrasion over sites of stimulus

 4. Under 13 years of age

 5. Unable to follow instructions