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Effectiveness of Medical and Environmental Interventions to Reduce Cystoscopy Discomfort (CystoDiscomfort)

NCT07795255 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1740

Last updated 2026-09-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to learn methods doctors can use to help improve the cystoscopy experience. Specifically, this study will determine if listening to music, and the amount of time Lidocaine (a numbing medication) is allowed to rest in your urethra before beginning the cystoscopy procedure, will improve the cystoscopy experience.

Conditions

  • Bladder (Urothelial, Transitional Cell) Cancer
  • Hematuria

Interventions

DEVICE

Headphones

Music playlists include Jazz, New Age, and Classical. Participants randomized to listening to music will chose to listen to one of the three playlists provided. Headphones with a single-use cover will be placed over the ears prior to the administration of numbing medication, and prior to the start of the cystoscopy procedure.

DRUG

Dwell time 5-10 minutes

Numbing medication dwell time, 5-10 minutes.

DRUG

Dwell Time more than 10 minutes

Numbing medication dwell time, \>10 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Florian Schroeck

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Florian R Schroeck, MD, MS · White River Junction Veterans Healthcare System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-11-01
Primary Completion
2030-09-01
Completion
2031-09-01
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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