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A comparison of midazolam with fentanyl or pethidine as a sedation for colonoscopy.
ISRCTN ISRCTN60349285
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A comparison of midazolam with fentanyl or pethidine as a sedation for colonoscopy.
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0649155306
Study hypothesis Is there a significant difference between midazolam + fentanyl or midazolam + pethidine for colonoscopy sedation in terms of discomfort experienced by patients.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Surgery: Colonoscopy
Participants - inclusion criteria All patients attending for colonoscopy (approx 2000 per year) will be eligible.
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 20/02/2005
Anticipated end date 31/12/2006
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 2000
Interventions Patients must receive sedation for colonoscopy. They will be randomised to receive one of the two drug combinations, both of which are already used in this Trust. There will be no cost, safety or training implications, as the study will use existing practice and protocols. Data will be collected to compare efficacy, safety and acceptability of the two combinations.
Primary outcome measure(s) 1. Patient pain experienced/recalled
2. Comparison between two sedation regimes
Secondary outcome measure(s) 1. Experience of pain related to Endoscopist
2. Patient expectation pre-endoscopy
3. Friendliness of staff
4. Incidence of adverse events during endoscopy
5. Need for more sedative
6. Desaturation
7. Agitation
8. Time taken for endoscopy (completion rate)
9. Time taken for recovery
10. Does patient's perception differ from Endoscopist, Nurse?
Sources of funding Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
Trial website
Publications 2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19251010
Contact name Dr  Alistair  McNair
  Address Consultant Gastroenetrologist
Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust
Stadium Road
Woolwich
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SE18 4QH
  Country United Kingdom
Sponsor Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
  Address The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Fax +44 (0)20 7307 2623
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Date applied 30/09/2005
Last edited 12/04/2011
Date ISRCTN assigned 30/09/2005
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