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Passive Music Intervention for the Reduction of Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Aspiration and/or Biopsy

Phase III Intention to Treat Study of the Effect of Passive Music Intervention on Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Aspiration and/or Biopsy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06169267
Enrollment
113
Registered
2023-12-13
Start date
2024-04-22
Completion date
2026-10-01
Last updated
2026-08-19

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Conditions

Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Neoplasm

Brief summary

This phase III trial compares the effect of adding passive music when undergoing bone marrow biopsy/aspirate versus bone marrow biopsy/aspirate alone in reducing anxiety. Music therapy helps relieve pain or stress and promote well-being. Listening to music during a bone marrow biopsy/aspirate procedure may reduce anxiety during the procedure.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine whether music listening alleviates psychological distress such as anxiety in patients undergoing bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy that do not require general anesthesia. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine if patients with lower to no anxiety during bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy will also experience less pain. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE: I. To design and implement an evidence-based music intervention protocol that could be used during bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Patients undergo standard of care bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration. GROUP II: Patients listen to music while undergoing standard of care bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration.

Interventions

PROCEDUREBone Marrow Aspiration

Undergo bone marrow aspiration/biopsy

PROCEDUREBone Marrow Biopsy

Undergo bone marrow aspiration/biopsy

PROCEDUREMusic Therapy

Listen to music

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors

City of Hope Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative * Willingness to participate in the study * Ability to read English, or willingness to have one of the staff members help with the questionnaire * Age: ≥ 18 years * Hematological conditions requiring a bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration procedure, regardless of their disease state, and experience with such procedures

Exclusion criteria

* Hearing impairments, and non-verbal communication * Scheduled to undergo a sedated bone marrow biopsy * Scheduled to be premedicated with any anxiolytic or pain medication 30 minutes prior to the procedure * Unwillingness to listen to music * Altered mental health status that would prohibit informed consent and following protocol required instructions * Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes in anxiety levelUp to 4 monthsMeasured by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) based on the response to 20 anxiety state-related questions, each scaled between 1 and 4, from low to high anxiety

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain levelUp to 4 monthsThe visual analog scale ranging from 0 to 10 will be used to rate the pain level by subjects: 1-3 as mild, 4-6 as moderate and 7-10 as severe. The pain level will be compared between the music and non-music group by two-sample t tests. Univariate and multivariate analysis on pain level will be similar as that for anxiety.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMonzr M Al Malki

City of Hope Medical Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 20, 2026