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

ISRCTN ISRCTN77665682
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN77665682
Secondary identifying numbers N0155153512
Submission date
30/09/2005
Registration date
30/09/2005
Last edited
11/04/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr R. Krishnan
Scientific

Urology Unit
Royal Oldham Hospital
Oldham
OL1 2PN
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designDouble blind randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesIs combining surface and infiltration anaesthesia for Transrectal Ultrasonography of the Prostate (TRUS) biopsy more effective in relieving the pain of the procedure?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSurgery: Anaesthesia
InterventionThe 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.
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measurePain relief by visual analogue score
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date07/07/2004
Completion date30/09/2004

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants80
Key inclusion criteria80 patients undergoing Transrectal Ultrasonography of the Prostate (TRUS) biopsy
Key exclusion criteriaKnown allergy to lignocaine.
Date of first enrolment07/07/2004
Date of final enrolment30/09/2004

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Urology Unit
Oldham
OL1 2PN
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding Own Account

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan