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A brief mind-body intervention to reduce pain and anxiety during prostate needle biopsy: a clinically integrated randomized controlled trial with 2-staged consent.

Urologic oncology
December 1, 2023
Christopher D Gaffney et al. (8 authors)
Randomized Controlled TrialJournal ArticleHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

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

Extracted Claims (6)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
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
Abstract

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.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
MaleHumansProstatePain ManagementPainBiopsy, NeedleAnxietyInformed Consent
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy30/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations5
Citations/Year2.5
Relative Citation Ratio1.87
NIH Percentile72.4%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score2.58
Normalized Score0.47
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