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

Norwegian Department of Health and Social Affairs107 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

107

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

CO2 insufflationPROCEDURE

From the CO2 rack through the endoscopy rack CO2 will be insufflated to visualize the mucosa during oesophagogastroduodenoscopy.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for OGD at the outpatient clinic of Telemark Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 * Inability to give an informed concent * Unsatisfactory norwegian language skills * Patients not willing to participate * COPD with dyspnoea NYHA 3-4

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain after OGD

Time frame: 0-48 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Pain during OGD

Time frame: 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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