Trials / Completed

CompletedNCT05690230

Improving Patient Experience: BMBA

Improving the Patient Experience During Bone Marrow Biopsy/Aspiration (BMBA): Do Interventions Decrease Distress and Pain

Status: Completed
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 60 (actual)

Sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University · Academic / Other
Sex: All
Age: 18 Years
Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study seeks to determine if patients undergoing a bone marrow biopsy/aspiration (BMBA) procedure who receive distraction techniques have lower levels of distress and pain, and higher post-procedure satisfaction, compared to those receiving standard-of-care. Intervention 1 is guided meditation in a virtual reality (VR) headset. Intervention 2 is comprised of environmental changes to the room (via nature-themed decals) and music.

Detailed description

Conditions

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual reality	Patients will be provided with a wireless virtual reality headset that contains a guided meditation application. The application allows users to select their preferred music, visual setting, and a topic for meditation.
OTHER	Environmental changes	A nature themed wall mural decal will be installed in the procedure room and the in-room computer will play music from Pandora. A selection of suggested stations will be provided, with the option for outside selections.

Timeline

Start date: 2022-12-05
Primary completion: 2024-01-29
Completion: 2024-06-05
First posted: 2023-01-19
Last updated: 2025-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05690230. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.