Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05509114 |
Other study ID # |
Rumeysa |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
December 25, 2021 |
Est. completion date |
July 27, 2022 |
Study information
Verified date |
August 2022 |
Source |
Ataturk University |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
The study was conducted in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of applying
virtual reality glasses during transrectal prostate biopsy on pain, anxiety and patient
satisfaction.The study was completed with a total of 70 patients, 35 in the intervention
group and 35 in the control group, for whom it was decided to perform sample transrectal
prostate biopsy for the first time.
Description:
Although prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men, according to 2018 data
published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, it is the second most common
after lung cancer worldwide.The prevalence of prostate cancer is increasing rapidly
worldwide. However, when prostate cancer is diagnosed early, the survival rate increases with
the effect of the treatment methods applied. Digital rectal examination (DRE), prostate
specific antigen (PSA) level, and transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy
(TRUS-Bx) methods are used for diagnosis. Transrectal prostate biopsy process; It is one of
the most frequently performed urological procedures for definitive diagnosis in patients with
a PSA value above the normal limit and abnormal DRE findings. Transrectal prostate biopsy is
a golden diagnostic tool in prostate cancer because it is typically well tolerated,
treatable, and has a low risk of major complications. However, in addition to the advantages
of this procedure, it also has disadvantages such as causing pain and discomfort in
patients.Prostate biopsy procedure affects patients not only physiologically but also
psychologically. Interventional procedures cause patients to experience the highest level of
anxiety. With the development of technology, developments in health care have brought the
concept of patient satisfaction to the fore. Applications made in line with patient
expectations in order to increase the quality of care make a significant contribution to the
perception of nursing care. One of these applications, virtual reality glasses, make patients
feel like they are in a different world; increases patient satisfaction. Nurses, who are
members of the profession who plan and manage care, because they spend longer time with the
patient; They play an active role in defining pain and anxiety by using pharmacological and
non-pharmacological methods. When examining the literature, there was no study examining the
effect of virtual reality application on the pain level of patients during the transrectal
prostate biopsy procedure, but no study examining the effect on the level of anxiety and
patient satisfaction. In this study; It is aimed to increase patient satisfaction by reducing
the pain and anxiety of the patients with virtual reality applied during the transrectal
prostate biopsy procedure. It is thought that the results of this study can make an important
contribution to both the literature and practice.