Men's Experience of Prostate Biopsy

Managing the Experience of Prostate Biopsy: What Are Men's Perceptions of Their Lived Experience and Support Needs

Men aged over 18 having a first or second diagnostic prostate biopsy at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust or Epsom General Hospital may be invited to take part in one to one interview within 6 months of having the procedure done to talk about their experience

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Prostate Biopsy

Detailed Description

Men aged over 18 having a first or second diagnostic prostate biopsy at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust or Epsom General Hospital will be approached by their Urology team or study Researcher with an information sheet about the study pre or post biopsy. The participant information sheet outlines that the study will involve being interviewed by the researcher, Kathryn Myhill as part of her doctoral research and being asked about their perceptions of their biopsy experience and what it was like to go through it. Men who return an expression of interest reply slip by post will be contacted by the researcher or they can contact her directly via the email or phone details given in the PIS. The researcher will answer any queries about the study and explore whether they would like to take part in an interview. A one to one interview will then be offered in a non-clinical, private room at the hospital where their biopsy took place (Royal Marsden Hospital, Epsom General Hospital) or at their workplace or home.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 18

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • London, United Kingdom
    • Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
  • London, United Kingdom
    • Epsom General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Men aged over 18

Description

• Inclusion Criteria:
• Men aged over 18 having a first or second diagnostic prostate biopsy at either the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust or Epsom General Hospital
• Within 6 months of their prostate biopsy being done
• Exclusion Criteria:
• Men unable to give informed consent/ men needing a translator

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To review the experience of prostate biopsy	Qualitative evaluation of biopsy experience	two years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 25, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 29, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): January 29, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 17, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): February 18, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 1, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 28, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: CCR: 4964

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No