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Safety and Efficacy of Carbon Dioxide Gas for Endoscopy
Recruiting
Safety and Efficacy of Carbon Dioxide Gas for Endoscopic Insufflation in Children
Who can join
6 Months – 18 Years · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: \- Infants and children 6 months to 18 years undergoing any upper endoscopy related procedure including but not limited to EGD/Colonoscopy, ERCP, EGD only, EUS, EGD with foreign body removal, Enteroscopy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Physical Status Classification System of 4 and above * Children with chronic lung disease, * Children who are wards of the state will be excluded. * Children needing language interpreting services that is not Spanish.
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of air versus carbon dioxide gas insufflation for endoscopy in children.
The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:
•to determine safety of CO2 Assess patient comfort (abdominal pain, flatulence and bloating) with CO2 use when compared to air.
What is being tested
- Endoscopic insufflation gas (other)
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Participants: 350 · Started: Jan 24, 2024
Contact the study team
- Chinenye R Dike, MD MS · Phone: 205 638 9918
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06134154
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.