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Evaluation of an Anxiety Reduction Tool During Thyroid Biopsies

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Nova Scotia Health Authority
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorNova Scotia Health Authority
Started2024-12-01
Est. completion2025-12-20
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT06358612

Summary

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

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18
2. Subjects undergoing thyroid biopsies under local anesthetic that can provide consent to treatment and for the research study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous biopsy experience
2. Greater than one (1) thyroid lesion requiring biopsy
3. Known allergy or sensitivity to stress ball material or cleaning solutions.

Conditions2

AnxietyAnxiety State

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