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Does lidocaine act as a painkiller during colonoscopy?

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Healthcare domain: procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA)
Surgery
Registration Number
ISRCTN47787339
Lead Sponsor
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-50910/v1 (added 22/08/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
76
Inclusion Criteria

1. Colonoscopy performed under PSA
2. Age 18-65 years
3. Inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
4. Informed consent
5. ASA classification 1 or 2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. Emergency colonoscopy
3. Allergies for study medication
4. Rhythm disorders i.e. first, second or third degree AV block
5. Brugada syndrome
6. Cardiomyopathy
7. BMI >35
8. BMI <18
9. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
10. Uncontrolled hypertension

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Alfentanyl dose (mcg) required to maintain a score < 4 on the Facial Pain Rating Scale (Wong baker face scale) during the procedure.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Total propofol dose (mcg) required to maintain sedation level 4-5 on The Ramsey Sedation Scale during the procedure.<br> 2. Infusion time measured in minutes from delivery to end of sedation.<br> 3. Incidence of oxygen desaturation (defined as < 92%) measured continuously during the procedure.<br> 4. Incidence of hypotension (defined as mean arterial pressure < 60 mmHg) measured every 5 minutes during the procedure.<br> 5. Pain score measured using the numerical rating scale after the procedure.<br> 6. Incidence of postprocedural nausea and vomiting measured by patient interview after the procedure.<br> 7. Incidence of adverse effects of lidocaine (e.g. tinnitus, blurred vision or double vision, metal taste during procedure) measured by patient interview after the procedure.<br>
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