Remifentanil Only vs. Midazolam and Meperidine During Elective Colonoscopy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of the present study is to compare patient's recovery times after elective colonoscopy employing remifentanil only vs conventional combination of midazolam and meperidine

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Konkuk University Medical Center
• Collaborator: GlaxoSmithKline
• Treatments: Meperidine; Midazolam; Remifentanil

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 19-65 years

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA PS) 1-2

• Patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy under Monitored Anesthesia Care in a University Hospital

• Patients who signed on written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The exclusion criteria are refusal or inability to provide written informed consent

• Age < 18 years

• Pregnancy

• Previous large bowel surgery

• Psychiatric disorders

• History of addiction to opiates and / or sedatives, and previous adverse reaction to any drug used in the study.