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A Study on the Pain Control Effect of the Anesthetic Method During Prostate Biopsy: Comparison Between Pelvic Plexus Block and Periprosthetic Nerve Block

South Korea58 participantsStarted 2018-09-10

Plain-language summary

This study assesses differences in the effects of pelvic plexus block and periprostatic nerve block among various anesthetic methods that reduce the pain caused by prostate biopsy.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * abnormal prostate finding on digital rectal examination * serum PSA level of \> 2.5 ng/mL * Transrectal ultrasonographic abnormal lesion Exclusion Criteria: * under 50 years old * a history of previous TRUS-guided biopsy * chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain * neurological conditions (dementia, Parkinson disease, or cerebral infarction) * bleeding diathesis * active UTI * hemorrhoids/anal fissure/anal fistula * known allergy to lidocaine

What they're measuring

Visual analog scale-1

Timeframe: day 7~14

Visual analog scale-2

Timeframe: day 7~14

Visual analog scale-3

Timeframe: day 7~14

Visual analog scale-4

Timeframe: day 7~14

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03681522

SponsorGangnam Severance Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-03

Contact for this trial

KangSu Cho, MD., PhD.

+8220193470 kscho99@yuhs.ac

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