Safety and Efficacy of Carbon Dioxide Gas for Endoscopic Insufflation in Children
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 6 months
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• \- 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.
Locations
United States
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITING
Birmingham
Contact Information
Primary
Chinenye R Dike, MD MS
cdike@uabmc.edu
205 638 9918
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-01-24
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 350
Treatments
Placebo_comparator: Air
Experimental: Carbondioxide
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Alabama at Birmingham