NCT00627211

Carbon Dioxide Versus Air Insufflation in Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD)

A Double-blinded, Randomized Trial Comparing Carbondioxide(CO2)and Air Insufflation in Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 107 (actual)
• Sponsor: Norwegian Department of Health and Social Affairs · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Comparison on the effect on patient pain and discomfort by using CO2 instead of air for insufflation during gastroscopy.

Detailed description

To achieve a satisfactory examination of the GI tract it needs to be distended during endoscopic procedures. After the examinations many patients complain of abdominal pain and discomfort. This pain has been substantially reduced by substituting room air with CO2 in both colonoscopies and ERCPs. The use of CO2 during colonoscopy has become routine practice at many endoscopy centers. In our study we will test the hypothesis that abdominal pain after gastroscopies also can be reduced by substituting room air with CO2.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	CO2 insufflation	From the CO2 rack through the endoscopy rack CO2 will be insufflated to visualize the mucosa during oesophagogastroduodenoscopy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2009-02-01
• Completion: 2009-02-01
• First posted: 2008-02-29
• Last updated: 2017-09-15