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

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

Official Title

Use of Music to Reduce Anxiety & Perceived Pain for Adult Patients With Haematological Malignancies Undergoing Bone Marrow Biopsy

Conditions

• Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
• Leukaemia
• Lymphoma
• Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases
• Pain
• Psychosocial Effects/Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Supportive Care, Randomised

Further Details

Primary Outcome Measures:

• State anxiety as measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire
• Perceived pain level as measured by the Visual Analogue Scale
• Patient satisfaction as measured by a post-procedure questionnaire

Study Start

Interventional

Eligibility & Criteria

Eligibility

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older
• Genders Eligible for Study: Both
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

• Diagnosis of haematologic 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

Total Enrolment

60

Contact Details

Location Details

Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
United States, 27157

Contact Details

POC: Suzanne C. Danhauer, PhD
Website: www.wakeforest.edu