Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of malignancy in men. Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUSG-PBx) is considered the current gold standard method in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Some patients experience serious discomfort during the procedure because the ultrasound probe is placed in the rectal area. Although no anesthetic or analgesic is used in some centers during the prostate biopsy procedure, in some centers lidocaine gel, cream or spray is applied before entering the rectal area, and lidocaine ampoule is injected during the procedure. However, most patients experience pain and discomfort due to the way the procedure is performed. Today, in addition to pharmacological methods, non-pharmacological methods are also used to control pain. Cold application has an important place among non-pharmacological methods. In this randomized controlled intervention study, the effect of cold lidocaine gel application on pain level in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUSG-PBx) will be evaluated. In this study, it is thought that application of cold lidocaine gel will reduce the pain level of patients. The research will be conducted at the Urology Polyclinic of Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine Balcalı Practice and Research Hospital. The sample of the research; Ç.Ü.T.F. Volunteer patients who have undergone prostate biopsy at the Urology Polyclinic of Balcalı Practice and Research Hospital and meet the research criteria will be recruited. Patients consisting of 3 groups: control, experiment 1 (Lidocaine Gel) and experiment 2 (Cold Lidocaine Gel) will be determined by randomization. A power analysis was carried out by obtaining statistical support for the sample size. As a result of the sample calculation calculated with power with a confidence interval of 95%, beta value of 95% and alpha value of 0.05, a total of 114 patients will be included, 38 each in the control group, Lidocaine gel and Cold Lidocaine Gel groups. . Data will be collected with the "Personal Information Form" and "Pain Assessment Form". The data will be analyzed in the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) package program. In this context, in our study, the effect of lidocaine gel and cold lidocaine gel applied to the rectal area on the pain level in patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy will be evaluated and the effect of cold application on pain control will be compared. This result will make great contributions to patient benefit in terms of pain management.
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Timeframe: The first 24 hours: NPS 1, 2, 3.