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Does drinking a small amount of anti-foam before endoscopy improve the views obtained?

Completed
Conditions
Surgery: Anaesthesia
Surgery
Anaesthesia
Registration Number
ISRCTN30607490
Lead Sponsor
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

All patients able to give informed consent and referred for upper digestive endoscopy at lower gastrointestinal (LGI).

Exclusion Criteria

Ventilated patients, patients with dysphagia or unable to swallow a mouthful of liquid for any reason, patients already included in a separate endoscopy study will not be recruited.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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