CompletedNot Applicable

Music in Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Adult Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Biopsy for Hematologic Cancers or Other Diseases

United States65 participantsStarted 2006-06

Plain-language summary

RATIONALE: Listening to relaxing music during a bone marrow biopsy may be effective in reducing anxiety and pain. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well music works in reducing anxiety and pain in adult patients undergoing bone marrow biopsy for hematologic cancers or other diseases.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 120 Years

SexALL

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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of hematologic malignancy * Referred or scheduled for a bone marrow biopsy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Must understand written and spoken English PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Prior bone marrow biopsies allowed

What they're measuring

State anxiety as measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire

Timeframe: day 1

Perceived pain level as measured by the Visual Analogue Scale

Timeframe: day 1

Patient satisfaction as measured by a post-procedure questionnaire

Timeframe: day 1

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00376922

SponsorWake Forest University Health Sciences

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2007-05

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