Patient Catastrophizing Scale
Pain, pain
PCS was assessed to detect a potential bias in pain intensity/pain relief in enrolled patients. No difference of the PCS score between the two groups was observed at baseline (Endocare: mean 30.96, SD 9.00; control: mean 32.71, SD 8.73; Correlation between total Pain Catastrophizing Score at baseline and pain intensity at day 1 60 minutes after treatment (D1 T60).