Pain, prostate biopsy Pijn, prostaatbiopsie
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are randomly allocated to one of the two groups:
1. Intervention group: usual care with music intervention during prostate biopsy
2. Control group: usual care during prostate biopsy
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Sponsors
Sponsor Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei
postadres P.O. Box 9025
postcode 6710 HN
stad Ede
land The Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age ≥35 years • Prostate biopsy to confirm or deny the presence of prostate cancer (in addition to elevated prostate-specific antigen and/or abnormal (digital) rectal examination findings) • Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Prostate biopsy in combination with another physical examination, such as cystoscopy • Request for an anaesthetic during the prostate biopsy • Previously having had a prostate biopsy • Hearing impairment or blindness • Problems in the rectal area (haemorrhoids, anal fissure or clinically evident prostatitis)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain level before and maximum pain level during the prostate biopsy, as assessed with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Anxiety level before and maximum level during the prostate biopsy, as assessed with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for anxiety. 2. Acceptability of the pain during the prostate biopsy, as assessed with a question and with the answer options ‘yes’ or ‘no’. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMachteld Molkenboer-Oortwijn
Polikliniek Urologie
Outcome results
None listed