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Insufflation with CO2 versus room air in colonoscopy

Carbon dioxide insufflation colonoscopy. Randomized controlled trial and double blind. - ICOC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
RPCEC
Registry ID
RPCEC00000186
Enrollment
100
Registered
2014-10-09
Start date
2014-10-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients indicated for Colonoscopy

Interventions

Expermiental Group (CO2): Colonoscopy is performed by blowing CO 2 Control Group (Placebo): Colonoscopy is performed by blowing ambient air.

Sponsors

National Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CNCMA)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male and female patients with 18 or more years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe respiratory illness (hospitalization in the last 6 months or home oxygen therapy), 2. Sleep Apnea. 3. Morbid obesity. (BMI = 35) 4. Inability to understand the study. 5. Performing on the day of upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. 6. Making sigmoidoscopy 7. Patients who refuse consent for participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain (Visual Analogue Scale). Measuring time: 15 minutes, 1 hour after procedure.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of Propofol ( Total amount of anesthetic was required) Measuring time: After procedure. Total Time (Time elapsed since the start of colonoscopy until completion the procedure) Measuring time: After procedure. CO2 pressure ( Value of measuring CO2 in the patient ) Measuring time: before, during and after procedure. O2 Saturation( Value of measuring O2 presented by the patient) Measuring time: before, during and after procedure. Heart rate (number of heartbeats in the patient) Measuring time: before, during and pafter procedure. Complications (Presence of complications due to come) Measuring time: during and after procedure.

Countries

Cuba

Contacts

Public ContactOsvaldo Seijas Cabrera

National Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CNCMA)

seijascabrera@infomed.sld.cu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: RPCEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 15, 2026