Squeeze away the stress: simple ball may ease prostate biopsy pain
NCT ID NCT07507617
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether using a stress ball during a prostate biopsy can lower anxiety, pain, and stress. About 72 men will be randomly assigned to either use a stress ball or receive standard care. The goal is to see if this simple, low-cost tool improves the procedure experience.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older, * Conscious and cooperative, * Able to speak and understand Turkish, * With stable general condition and hemodynamic variables, * Scheduled for the procedure, * Without any psychiatric diagnosis, * Not using psychiatric and/or local neuromuscular blocking medications, * Willing to participate in the study (having signed the Informed Consent Form). Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age, * Not conscious or not cooperative, * Unable to speak or understand Turkish, * With unstable general condition or hemodynamic variables, * Undergoing emergency surgical procedures, * Having a current psychiatric diagnosis, * Using psychiatric and/or local neuromuscular blocking medications, * Unwilling to participate in the study (not signing the Informed Consent Form).
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Locations
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Turkey, Mersin University,
RECRUITINGYenişehir, Mersin, 33343, Turkey (Türkiye)
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