NCT00685386

A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of Carbon Dioxide Versus Air Insufflation During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

A Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind Trial of CO2 Versus Air Insufflation During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study it to conduct a randomized, controlled, double-blinded trial of carbon dioxide (CO2) versus air insufflation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Conditions

• Cholestasis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	CO2 insufflation	The bowel lumen will be insufflated with CO2 during the endoscopy (as compared to room air).
OTHER	Room air insufflation	During the ERCP, room air will be insufflated (current standard clinical practice) as a placebo comparator.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-06-01
• Primary completion: 2009-01-01
• Completion: 2009-02-01
• First posted: 2008-05-28
• Last updated: 2013-01-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States