Pain
Conditions
Keywords
quality assessment, pain reduction, gastroscopy, carbondioxide insufflation, Patient satisfaction
Brief summary
Comparison on the effect on patient pain and discomfort by using CO2 instead of air for insufflation during gastroscopy.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
PROCEDURECO2 insufflation
From the CO2 rack through the endoscopy rack CO2 will be insufflated to visualize the mucosa during oesophagogastroduodenoscopy.
Sponsors
Norwegian Department of Health and Social Affairs
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain after OGD | 0-48 hours |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain during OGD | 24 hours |
Outcome results
None listed