Propofol Sedation During Upper Endoscopy With and Without Topical Pharyngeal Anesthesia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
It is unclear whether a topical pharyngeal anesthesia adds any benefit to the upper
gastrointestinal endoscopy under a propofol sedation. We hypothesize that a topical
pharyngeal anesthesia does not ease the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy under propofol
sedation. The aim of this study is therefore to quantify the impact of a topical pharyngeal
anesthesia to the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients sedated with propofol.
Patients will be randomized to receive a topical pharyngeal spray containing either an
anesthetic drug (lidocaine 10%) or a placebo. Thereafter the upper endoscopy will be
conducted in its standard manner.