Combining surface and infiltration anaesthesia for Transrectal Ultrasonography of the Prostate (TRUS) biopsy: is it better?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN77665682

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2004-07-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Surgery: Anaesthesia Surgery Anaesthesia

Interventions

The intervention is infiltration of local anaesthesia in periprostatic tissue with 1% lignocaine solution: and the ano-rectal mucosa anaesthetized by application of 2% lignocaine jelly.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 80 patients undergoing Transrectal Ultrasonography of the Prostate (TRUS) biopsy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Known allergy to lignocaine.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain relief by visual analogue score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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