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ONC-MM-2407: The Effect of Virtual Reality Headsets on Pain and Anxiety in the Peri and Post Bone Marrow Biopsy Period

NCT07203534 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2026-03-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to see if a virtual reality (VR) headset is useful in reducing physical discomfort and anxiety experienced by patients who are scheduled to undergo a bone marrow biopsy (BMB) and/or bone marrow aspiration (BMA).

Conditions

  • Hematologic Malignancy

Interventions

OTHER

Standard of Care

Standard of care for a bone marrow biopsy/bone marrow aspiration includes routine site-specific lidocaine anesthetic.

OTHER

Virtual Reality intervention

Participants will wear the VR headset (Quest 3 by Meta) during your bone marrow procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cindy Varga, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-23
Primary Completion
2028-02-29
Completion
2028-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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