A brief mind-body intervention to reduce pain and anxiety during prostate needle biopsy: a clinically integrated randomized controlled trial with 2-staged consent.
Study Goal
The researchers sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief mind-body intervention (guided meditation) on patient-reported pain, anxiety, discomfort, and tolerability during prostate biopsy.
Results Summary
The study found no clinically meaningful benefit from the brief mind-body intervention, with no significant differences in pain, anxiety, discomfort, or tolerability scores between the intervention and usual care groups.
Population
Men undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy with local anesthesia at a single tertiary care center.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Brief (duration not explicitly stated, likely during the biopsy procedure)
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
guided meditation | decrease | pain and anxiety during percutaneous biopsy | - | - | can significantly reduce | #1 |
a brief mind-body intervention during biopsy | no change | anxiety | patients offered transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in the clinic with local anesthesia | - | no evidence of a difference in mean postbiopsy anxiety | #2 |
a brief mind-body intervention during biopsy | no change | discomfort | patients offered transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in the clinic with local anesthesia | - | no evidence of a difference in mean postbiopsy discomfort | #3 |
a brief mind-body intervention during biopsy | no change | pain | patients offered transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in the clinic with local anesthesia | - | no evidence of a difference in mean postbiopsy pain | #4 |
a brief mind-body intervention during biopsy | no change | tolerability | patients offered transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in the clinic with local anesthesia | - | no evidence of a difference in mean postbiopsy tolerability scores | #5 |
a brief mind-body intervention during biopsy | no change | patient-reported pain, anxiety, discomfort, and tolerability | patients offered transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in the clinic with local anesthesia | - | a clinically meaningful benefit is unlikely | #6 |
OBJECTIVES: Many patients experience pain, anxiety, and discomfort with prostate biopsy, which may discourage enrollment in active surveillance programs or follow-up biopsy. Guided meditation can significantly reduce pain and anxiety during percutaneous biopsy. We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief mind-body intervention on patient-reported outcomes after prostate biopsy. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We performed a clinically-integrated randomized controlled trial of a brief mind-body intervention during biopsy compared to usual care at a single tertiary care center from 2018 to 2022. All patients offered transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in the clinic with local anesthesia were eligible for enrollment. This clinically integrated trial was conducted simultaneously with a randomized controlled trial of 1-stage and 2-stage consent. The primary outcome was patient-reported pain, anxiety, discomfort, and tolerability on a visual-analog scale (0-10). A 15% improvement was prespecified as clinically relevant. We compared the proportion of men in each arm reporting a severe score (7-10) on any of the 4 scales using Fisher's exact test and then compared means for each scale separately using ANCOVA with randomization stratum (first vs. prior biopsy) as a covariate. RESULTS: Of 263 eligible patients, 238 enrolled (119 per arm). One hundred seventy-two (72%) enrolled with 2-stage consent. A total of 37/94 (39%) and 38/102 (37%) patients randomized to usual care and intervention, respectively, reported severe scores in any of the 4 domains, a difference of 2.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] -13, 17%, P = 0.8). There was no evidence of a difference in mean postbiopsy anxiety (P = 0.3), discomfort (P = 0.09), pain (P = 0.4) or tolerability scores (P = 0.2). CONCLUSIONS: A clinically meaningful benefit for this brief mind-body intervention during prostate biopsy is unlikely. Robust patient enrollment is feasible using 2-stage consent.