Periprostatic Nerve Block During Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Under General Anaesthesia: Protocol for a Multicentre Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
: This multicentre, double-blind randomised design strengthens internal validity, although the modest sample size and reliance on early patient-reported pain may limit detection of smaller effects and longer-term outcomes.
Authors
- Cheryl Fung
- Hadia Khanani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2101-8261)
- Basil Razi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8862-4269)
- Nariman Ahmadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8727-5952)
- Henry Hyunshik Woo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4099-0339)
- George McClintock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6992-8013)
- James Symons
Institutions
- Sydney Adventist Hospital (AU)
- Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospital (AU)
- Chris O’Brien Lifehouse (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18081251
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00