Clinical Trial: Hypnotic Communication To Reduce Anxiety And Pain During Prostate Biopsy (HYCapp)

U.S., March 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07476547) titled 'Hypnotic Communication To Reduce Anxiety And Pain During Prostate Biopsy (HYCapp)' on March 12.

Brief Summary: This single-centre randomized controlled study (HYCapp) will evaluate whether "hypnotic communication" (a structured, non-drug communication technique delivered by health professionals trained in clinical hypnosis) can reduce anxiety and pain and improve the overall care experience in patients undergoing outpatient prostate biopsy.

Participants (adults aged 40 years or older scheduled for prostate biopsy at IRCCS Candiolo) will be randomly assigned 1:1 to:

Intervention group: standard prostate biopsy plus hypnotic commun...