A study of the effect of handholding combined with virtual reality (HHVR) on pain in patients undergoing transperineal prostate biopsy under local anesthesia: a protocol for a single-center, three-arm randomized controlled clinical trial

Key Points

• To evaluate the effectiveness of handholding combined with virtual reality in reducing pain during transperineal prostate biopsy under local anesthesia.
• Single-center design
• Three-arm randomized controlled trial
• Involves patients undergoing transperineal biopsy
• Utilizes handholding and virtual reality interventions
• Potential reduction in reported pain levels during biopsy
• Comparison of pain outcomes across different intervention groups