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Safety and Efficacy of Carbon Dioxide Gas for Endoscopy

United States350 participantsStarted 2024-01-24

Plain-language summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of air versus carbon dioxide gas insufflation for endoscopy in children. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: •to determine safety of CO2 Assess patient comfort (abdominal pain, flatulence and bloating) with CO2 use when compared to air.

Who can participate

Age range6 Months – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Infants and children 6 months to 18 years undergoing any upper endoscopy related procedure including but not limited to EGD/Colonoscopy, ERCP, EGD only, EUS, EGD with foreign body removal, Enteroscopy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Physical Status Classification System of 4 and above * Children with chronic lung disease, * Children who are wards of the state will be excluded. * Children needing language interpreting services that is not Spanish.

What they're measuring

Abdominal Pain

Timeframe: baseline/ pre-procedure to immediately after the procedure

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06134154

SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2028-12

Contact for this trial

Chinenye R Dike, MD MS

205 638 9918 cdike@uabmc.edu

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