U.S., July 15 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07701421) titled 'Use of a Virtual Reality Headset During Prostate Biopsy Under Local Anesthesia to Improve the Patient's Experience' on June 30.
Brief Summary: This is a post-market clinical investigation evaluating the effect of immersive virtual reality (VR) as an adjunct to standard local anesthesia during transperineal prostate biopsy.
Transperineal prostate biopsy under local anesthesia is commonly associated with patient anxiety, procedural discomfort, and vasovagal reactions, which may negatively impact patient experience and procedural tolerability. Non-pharmacological distraction techniques such as immersive VR have shown potential to redu...