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To study whether anaesthetizing the deep urine passage in men decreases pain during cystoscopy

Posterior urethral instillation of anaesthetic jelly: Does it improve tolerance to office rigid cystoscopy in adult men? A prospective triple blind randomized controlled trial. - PUSH

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/03/031715
Enrollment
100
Registered
2021-03-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: N33- Bladder disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Lignocaine jelly instillation in posterior urethra and in anterior urethra before cystoscopy: After explaining the procedure and obtaining informed consent, the patient shall be positio

Sponsors

CMC Fluid research funding
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult males between 18-75 years where diagnostic cystoscopy is indicated

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Age less than 18 years or more than 75 years. 2.Oral/injectable analgesic usage in last 24 hours. 3.Known or diagnosed urethral stricture. 4.Meatal or submeatal stenosis requiring dilation. 5.Need for additional procedure like stent removal, fulguration or biopsy. 6.Known allergy/intolerance to lignocaine jelly. 7.Patient who cannot be positioned into lithotomy due to musculoskeletal diseases. 8.Neurological disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain score (patient reported) by Visual analog scale (0-10)Timepoint: 1.Following the application of the penile clamp, 2.At the end of cystoscopy, and 3.At 2 hours after cystoscopy (after voiding).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of procedure (in minutes)Timepoint: At the end of cystoscopy;Surgeonâ??s assessment of patient comfort/compliance during the cystoscopy. (0-10) Timepoint: At the end of cystoscopy

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAbhik Debnath

CMC Vellore

abhik.debnath@cmcvellore.ac.in08887943697

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026