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Brief Title: Efficacy of Diclofenac Suppository for Pain Control in Ultrasound Guided Biopsy of Prostate
Official Title: Diclofenac Suppository As a Preemptive Analgesia in Ultrasound Guided Biopsy of Prostate: Randomized Controlled Trial
Study ID: NCT01939743
Brief Summary: Transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy of prostate (TRUS-Bx) is widely used as accepted mode of investigation for prostate cancer in current urology practice. It is considered a minor procedure, which most of the patients tolerate, however 20% of patients refuse to undergo the redo procedure without any analgesia or anesthesia but on the other hand, some authors reveal that 65 to 90% of patients report pain ranging from mild to severe in intensity. Diclofenac is a local and systemic anti-inflammatory drug and it reduces local mediators involved in local pain.The purpose of this study is to find out the role of rectal administration of diclofenac suppositories as an adjunct to 2% xylocaine gel in alleviating intra and post procedural pain in prostatic biopsy with adequately calculated sample size and excluding the patients with contraindication to procedure or diclofenac administration as these were the shortcomings of previous studies.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 51 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: MALE
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Name: Naveed Haroon, MBBS
Affiliation: Aga Khan University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR