Cirrhosis
Conditions
Keywords
Propofol, Midazolam, sedation, cirrhosis, endoscopy, recovery time, efficacy and safety of sedation, patient satisfaction, return to baseline function, saturation of oxygen
Brief summary
Upper GI endoscopy is often performed in patients with chronic liver disease to screen for esophageal and gastric varices. The purpose of this study is to compare propofol to midazolam for sedation in patients with chronic liver disease undergoing diagnostic upper GI endoscopy.
Detailed description
Background : Upper GI endoscopy is often performed in patients with chronic liver disease to screen for esophageal and gastric varices. AIM: The purpose of this study is to compare propofol to midazolam for sedation in patients with chronic liver disease undergoing diagnostic upper GI endoscopy. Methods: 60 outpatients who has known chronic liver disease (Child-Pugh class A or B) (cirrhosis) and are undergoing variceal screening will be randomized to receive propofol or midazolam for sedation. Administration of sedation was performed by a anesthesist. Outcome measures studied are induction and recovery times, efficacy and safety of sedation, patient satisfaction, and return to baseline function and subclinical hepatic encephalopathy (number connection test), and saturation of oxygen. expected results: The mean time to achieve adequate sedation will be shorter for for the propofol group in comparison to midazolam group. The level of sedation achieved by the propofol group will be greater. Time to full recovery will be faster in the propofol group. Propofol do not exacerbate subclinical hepatic encephalopathy as compared to midazolam. patients receiving propofol will express greater overall mean satisfaction with the quality of their sedation at the time of discharge. Conclusions: Propofol sedation is expected not to exacerbate subclinical hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotics.
Interventions
DRUGpropofol
Propofol will be initiated with a 30-50 mg i.v. bolus followed by repeated 10-20 mg doses at variable intervals (approximately 15 s, at the discretion of the endoscopist/nurse) until an appropriate level of sedation will be achieved.
DRUGMidazolam
Midazolam (0.5-1.0 mg) will be administered in a similar fashion with incremental dosing at intervals of approximately 1-3 min until a level of sedation will be achieved
Sponsors
Ziv Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Known chronic liver disease (Child-Pugh class A or B) who presented for upper GI endoscopy for routine variceal screening. * The diagnosis of liver disease will be based on available past history, serological testing, radiological imaging, and liver histology when available. * Staging of cirrhosis will be determined by MELD score and by Child-Pugh score . All patients will complete a standard preprocedure history and physical examination to establish current degree of encephalopathy and ascites.
Exclusion criteria
*
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exacerbation of hepatic encephalopathy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Recovery time, time to discharge | — |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed