Table 3.

Effect of hypnosis on peripheral blood flow

Change in blood-flow amplitude
Post-hypnosis period	Control (n=13)		SCD (n=11)		t	p	d
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Pre-hypnosis anticipation period	−0.01	0.068	0.06	0.042	−3.152	0.004	1.242
Pre-hypnosis pain task	−0.01	0.049	0.02	0.035	−1.704	0.103	0.679
Post-hypnosis anticipation	−0.01	0.088	0.03	0.067	−1.403	0.175	0.561
period Post-hypnosis pain task	−0.01	0.026	0	0.076	−0.251	0.806	0.11

Abbreviation: SCD, sickle-cell disease.