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Comparison study between etomidate and propofol during screening colonoscopy

Safety and efficacy between etomidate and propofol during screening colonoscopy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0002612
Enrollment
272
Registered
2017-12-26
Start date
2017-08-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : In both group, 0.05mg/kg intravenous midazolam was initially administered. In etomidate group, 0.05 mg/kg (0.025 mL/kg) bolus injection of etomidate (Etomidate lipuro, 20 mg/10 mL/A, BBraun Kor
s consciousness was assessed if the Modified Observer&#39
s Assessment of Alertness / Sedation (MOAAS) was&gt
3 points. In propofol group, 0.05 mg/kg (0.025 mL/kg) bolus injection of propofol (Freefol-MCT, 120 mg/12 mL, Daewon Pharm. Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea) was initially administered. As with etomidate, if t
3 points to maintain appropriate sedation, after at least 60 seconds of observation, additional injections were required.

Sponsors

Korea University Anam Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients between the ages of more than 20 years old from American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA ?to ? )were scheduled to undergo endoscopy including colonoscopy, polypectomy and endoscopic submucosal dissection were included in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if they had known or suspected (1) a history of adverse events with prior sedation; (2) known hypersensitivity to egg products, soy beans, etomidate, and propofol (3) known adrenocortical insufficiency, chronic corticoid therapy, or porphyria; (4) pregnant or breastfeeding; (5) desire to undergo endoscopy without sedation; (6) inability to provide informed consent. If there was hemodynamic instability (systolic pressure < 90 mmHg or oxygen saturation (Sp02) was 90% in room air or <95% with 2L/min oxygen) at baseline measurement before procedure, the patient was withdrawn from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cardiopulmonary adverse event

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Risky adverse event

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJung Min Lee

Korea University Anam Hospital

jukpanic1@gmail.com+82-2-920-6555

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026