Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System NeoplasmPhase 3NCT06169267
Passive Music Intervention for the Reduction of Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Aspiration and/or Biopsy
A Phase 3 study testing Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy and Music Therapy in people with Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Neoplasm, run by City of Hope Medical Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial 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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Neoplasm
- What is being tested?
- Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy and Music Therapy
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 113 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 22 Apr 2024to 1 Jan 2027
- Phase
- Phase 3
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 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
Who cannot join
- 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)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, 91010
About this study
Official title: Phase III Intention to Treat Study of the Effect of Passive Music Intervention on Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Aspiration and/or Biopsy
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.
Read the detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- 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:
- To determine if patients with lower to no anxiety during bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy will also experience less pain.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:
- 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.
- Being tested
- Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy, Music Therapy, Questionnaire Administration
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Bone Marrow AspirationProcedure or surgery
Undergo bone marrow aspiration/biopsy
Bone Marrow BiopsyProcedure or surgery
Also called Biopsy of Bone Marrow, Biopsy, Bone Marrow
Undergo bone marrow aspiration/biopsy
Music TherapyProcedure or surgery
Listen to music
Questionnaire AdministrationOther
Ancillary studies
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Group I (no music) | Active comparator | Patients undergo standard of care bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration. Receives: Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration; Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy; Other: Questionnaire Administration |
| Group II (listen to music) | Experimental | Patients listen to music while undergoing standard of care bone marrow biopsy and/or aspiration. Receives: Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration; Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy; Procedure: Music Therapy; Other: Questionnaire Administration |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Changes in anxiety level
Measured 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
Measured: Up to 4 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Pain level
The 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.
Measured: Up to 4 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Dec 2023
- Study start22 Apr 2024
- Primary completion1 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Jan 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System NeoplasmStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by City of Hope Medical CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 113 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Monzr M Al Malki, Principal investigator, City of Hope Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06169267
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 22502
- Other IDs
- NCI-2023-09975, 22502, P30CA033572
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 5 Dec 2023
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No