Evaluation of an Anxiety Reduction Tool During Thyroid Biopsies
ConditionAnxiety State
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNova Scotia Health Authority
About this trial
Patients undergoing thyroid biopsy under local anesthetic will be asked to fill out a questionnaire that evaluates their anxiety level before and after their procedure. Patients will be randomly assigned to either use an anxiety reducing tool (stress balls in each hand) to take their mind off the procedure or will not receive an anxiety reducing tool.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥ 18
Subjects undergoing thyroid biopsies under local anesthetic that can provide consent to treatment and for the research study.
Disqualifiers
Previous biopsy experience
Greater than one (1) thyroid lesion requiring biopsy
Known allergy or sensitivity to stress ball material or cleaning solutions.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Stress Balls
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov