Testing comfort measures during bladder exams for bladder cancer patients
Tests calming steps to reduce anxiety and pain during bladder scopes in bladder cancer patients.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Enhancing Patient Comfort and Reducing Anxiety During Flexible Cystoscopy and Bladder Instillation in Bladder Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Observational Study
Key facts
- Where
- London, CanadaSee the site
Where in Canada
- Victoria Hospital - London Health Sciences CenterLondon, CanadaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Western University, Canada
- Trial code
- NCT07204301
- Record updated
- 2 October 2025
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if certain comfort-enhancing interventions can reduce pain and anxiety during flexible cystoscopy and bladder instillation in patients with bladder cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Enhancing Patient Comfort and Reducing Anxiety During Flexible Cystoscopy and Bladder Instillation in Bladder Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Observational Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if certain comfort-enhancing interventions can reduce pain and anxiety during flexible cystoscopy and bladder instillation in patients with bladder cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Do these interventions reduce patient-reported anxiety during the procedure? * Do these interventions reduce patient-reported pain or discomfort during the procedure?
Researchers will compare patients receiving comfort interventions (such as timing of anesthetic gel, calming music, or visual distraction) to those receiving standard care to see if these changes improve patient experience.
Participants will:
* Undergo a flexible cystoscopy or bladder instillation as part of their usual care * Be randomly assigned to receive one or more comfort interventions, or standard care * Complete short questionnaires about their pain, comfort, and anxiety
Inclusion: Age ≥ 18 years; Diagnosis of bladder cancer undergoing diagnostic/surveillance flexible cystoscopy or intravesical bladder instillation in the outpatient urology clinic; Able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion: Individuals unable to communicate verbally with study staff (e.g., severe speech/hearing impairment without assistive support available); Individuals with severe cognitive impairment or acute distress at the time of approach that prevents informed consent; Individuals with known hypersensitivity or allergy to lidocaine, topical anesthetic gel, or any components used in the procedure; Individuals <18 years of age; Individuals unable to provide informed consent (e.g., diminished or fluctuating capacity); Individuals for whom, in the opinion of the treating urologist, participation would pose undue clinical risk or interfere with urgent clinical care.