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Studying the efficacy of using lidocaine and dexmedetomidine as an alternative to propofol to provide sedation for patients undergoing colonoscopy.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Sedation for colonoscopy
Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics
Registration Number
ACTRN12620000249954
Lead Sponsor
MC Royal Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
62
Inclusion Criteria

All adult ASA I and II patients admitted for elective colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with bradycardia (heart rate < 55/min).
Patients with known allergy to. lidocaine or dexemedotimidine

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
patient satisfaction by the procedure and sedation.<br>It will be assessed by a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means not at all satisfied and 10 means maximally satisfied.<br>patient will be asked to give the scale score once he/she is fully awake.<br>Patient satisfaction is a composite primary outcome[immediately after recovery]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart rate<br> monitored by ECG monitors [during the procedure];Apnic attacks .<br>assessed by clinical observation and monitoring.<br>apnic attacks means ( number of times where the patient stops breathing[during the procedure];Pain score , assessed by the numerical pain score[Immediately after recovery];time to discharge to home which will be known from the doctor order for discharge and the data will be collected from the medical records.[time of discharge ];Blood pressure <br>continuously monitored by non-invasive bench-top sphygmomanometer [throughout the procedure];oxygen saturation by the pulse-oximetry[throughout the procedure]
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