Spasmolytic in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Konya Meram State Hospital400 enrolled

Overview

Upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy is widely used for diagnostic approach. To increase the tolerability and compliance of the patient, sedation is applied. There are many studies showing that sedation increases the patient compliance and the tolerability. However, spasmolytic use in GE has not been evaluated yet.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Gastroscopy

Interventions

otilonium bromideDRUG

otilonium bromide was administered before the procedure

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * no hypersensitivity to the agent. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergent cases,the cases with low mental compatibility and pregnant women were excluded from the study. Moreover, the procedures under sedation, cases with disorders decreasing the intestinal motility like hypothyroidism and diabetes were excluded.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

motility

decrease in motility during the procedure (number of peristaltic moves in a minute)

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

patient tolerance

patient tolerance will be determined by questionnaire

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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