70
Participants
Start Date
February 28, 2014
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2014
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2014
Trans-cutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
Patients in whom a bone marrow biopsy is planned will be randomised to one of two groups - a Placebo Comparator group where the TENS machine will be set at the lowest sensory threshold and an Active Comparator group where the TENS machine will be set at a recognised analgesic level (\>50Hz and below the pain threshold for the patient).
Standard pain relief (ie. local anaesthetic with or without inhaled nitrous oxide)
All patients will receive standard pain relief (ie. local anaesthetic with or without inhaled nitrous oxide)
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
OTHER
University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust
OTHER