Premedication With Oral Midazolam in Patients Undergoing Rigid Cystoscopy: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Hospital Authority, Hong Kong120 enrolled

Overview

To investigate the efficacy of oral midazolam for patients undergoing rigid cystoscopy in: 1. relieving patient's anxiety and improving satisfaction 2. reducing procedure-related pain 3. facilitating the diagnostic and therapeutic interventions during rigid cystoscopy

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Cystoscopy

Interventions

MidazolamDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective rigid cystoscopy * Either diagnostic or therapeutic * Age between 18 to 80 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with allergy to midazolam or other benzodiazepine groups * Pregnancy * Emergency rigid cystoscopy * ASA class 3 or above * Patients on psychiatric medications * Alcoholics

Locations (1)

Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, China

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain score during the procedure as assessed by visual analog scale

Secondary Outcomes

Patient's satisfaction

Patient's willingness to repeat the procedure

Patient's cooperativeness during the procedure as assessed by surgeons

Central Contacts

Shirley YW Liu, Dr

CONTACT

(852) 2632 2625 liu_yws@yahoo.com.hk

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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