Using visual and sound tricks to ease pain and worry during a bone marrow test
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether watching a video or listening to sounds can help reduce pain and anxiety during a bone marrow aspiration or biopsy. It's for adults who are either healthy volunteers or patients without a blood cancer diagnosis, and who need this test at the clinic in Lund, Sweden.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You are either a healthy volunteer or a patient without a blood cancer diagnosis, and you need a bone marrow test (aspiration or biopsy) at the clinic in Lund, Sweden
- You are not pregnant
- You do not have skin injuries at the site where the needle goes in
- You are able to lie on your side for the procedure
- You do not have severe hearing or vision problems, and you are not prone to motion sickness
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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