New powered device may make bone marrow aspirations quicker and less painful
NCT ID NCT02299102
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a powered bone marrow aspiration device against the standard manual device in 15 healthy adults. Each volunteer received both procedures on opposite sides of the pelvis. Researchers measured pain, time to get a sample, and the quality of the bone marrow specimen. The goal was to see if the powered device could improve the experience and sample quality.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Powered ported bone marrow aspiration device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a less painful and faster bone marrow aspiration procedure for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study in healthy volunteers, so results may not apply to patients with medical conditions. The powered device may not show significant benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Dec 2014
- Finished
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Dec 2014
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 21 years of age and over * Able to lay flat in prone position on a table for up to 1 hour * Self-reported as healthy, as confirmed by the investigator during the medical history review and physical examination * Female subjects with a negative urine pregnancy test at screening visit Exclusion Criteria: * Reported fever within 7 days of the screening visit * Reported active infection within 7 days of the screening visit * Fever on day of study procedure * Signs/symptoms of active infection on day of study procedure * Imprisoned * Self identified as pregnant or lactating * Cognitively impaired * Patients with one or more conditions precluding bone marrow aspiration * Excessive tissue and/or absence of adequate anatomical landmarks in target bone * Allergy to local anesthetics * Unable to lay flat in prone position * Prothrombin time and International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) results outside of normal range on screening lab work and deemed clinically significant by the investigator
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical Therapy and Research LLC.
San Antonio, Texas, 78217, United States
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