Actively Recruiting
Safety and Efficacy of Carbon Dioxide Gas for Endoscopy
Led by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Updated on 2026-01-23
350
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
253 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Safety and Efficacy of Carbon Dioxide Gas for Endoscopy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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.
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Physical Status Classification System of 4 and above
- Children with chronic lung disease
- Children who are wards of the state
- Children needing language interpreting services that is not Spanish
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Chinenye R Dike, MD MS
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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