Electroacupuncture for comfort during prostate biopsy
Part of Cancer, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial tests whether electroacupuncture (a type of acupuncture with mild electrical pulses) can help reduce pain and discomfort during a prostate biopsy. It might offer a non-drug way to ease the procedure for patients.
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Who can take part
- You must be a man between the ages of 18 and 80.
- You need to be scheduled for a prostate biopsy (a procedure to take small tissue samples from the prostate).
- You should not have any current infections or fever, or chronic or acute pain (such as from arthritis or recent injuries).
- You should not have used pain or anxiety medications regularly for more than a week in the last 3 months.
- You must not have serious heart problems, bleeding conditions, or poorly controlled diabetes or high blood pressure, or severe anal or skin problems in the biopsy area.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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