Improving Patient Experience: BMBA

Thomas Jefferson University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Multiple Myeloma; Hematologic Cancer; Bone Marrow Cancer; Lymphoma; Leukemia

Treatments: Other: Environmental changes; Other: Virtual reality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05690230

JT 18448 (Other Identifier)

21G.1035

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Provide signed and dated informed consent form
• Willing to comply with all study procedures
• Over 18 years of age
• Prior history of at least 1 (one) BMBA at Jefferson outpatient oncology office within the past 2 (two) years
• Visiting the Jefferson outpatient oncology office for a BMBA procedure during the study duration

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to read questions in English
• Inability to answer questions autonomously
• History of vertigo
• Legal blindness in both eyes
• Severe or profound hearing loss, or deafness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 4 patient groups

Intervention 1: Virtual reality

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Virtual reality

Control 1

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard of care without change, in parallel with intervention 1: Virtual reality.

Intervention 2: Environmental changes

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Environmental changes

Control 2

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard of care without change, in parallel with intervention 2: Environmental changes.