Status:
COMPLETED
Local Anesthesia for Prostate Biopsy
Lead Sponsor:
Mayo Clinic
Conditions:
Prostate Cancer
Eligibility:
MALE
18-90 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Title: Local anesthesia for office biopsy of the prostate: effects on pain control, quality of life and surgical intervention. Introduction: Local anesthetic should be administered prior to transrect...
Detailed Description
RESEARCH PROPOSAL AND PROTOCOL TITLE Local anesthesia for prostate biopsy: Effects on pain control, quality of life, and surgical intervention. SPECIFIC AIMS Local anesthetic (1% lidocaine) should b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Our study will not exclude patients based on age or race. Any male patient seen in our clinic with the following conditions that warrant and consent to transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate would be recruited for this study:
- Elevated serum PSA
- Hypoechoic nodule incidentally discovered on transrectal ultrasound for other purposes
- Abnormal digital rectal exam (DRE)
- The following exclusion criteria must be in place to prevent complications and interference with data interpretation:
- Patients taking narcotics on a routine basis
- Patients on Coumadin therapy
- Patients with ano-rectal disease
- Patients with history of prostatitis, pelvic pain, pelvic floor tension myalgia, or other pain syndromes
- Patients with active prostate abscess or urinary tract infection
- Patients with allergy to local anesthetic
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
243 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00422708
Start Date
June 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
January 20 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905