Ultrathin Versus Conventional Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Unsedated Patient With or Without Local Pharyngeal Anaesthesia

Chinese University of Hong Kong400 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an ultrathin endoscope will improve a patient's tolerance during the procedure. In addition, this study will look at whether local pharyngeal anaesthesia is necessary during ultrathin endoscopy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Dyspepsia

Interventions

Local pharyngeal anaesthesiaPROCEDURE

Ultrathin endoscopeDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged between 18-70 Exclusion Criteria: * Previous experience of upper endoscopy * Allergy to local pharyngeal anaesthesia * Patient requesting sedation during endoscopy

Locations (1)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

patient's tolerance and anxiety in visual analog scale (VAS) score

Secondary Outcomes

patient's satisfaction; procedure time; complications

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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