Capnography During Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)

Ruhr University of Bochum

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: In the Study the Value of Capnography for Avoiding Complications During Sedation for PEG is Evaluated.

Treatments: Device: Standard monitoring; Device: Capnography

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01242358

Capno-PEG 2010

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this randomized controlled trial the utility of capnography gets evaluated. Hypoxemia may occur during sedation with midazolam and propofol. Whether hypoxemia may be prevented by an additional capnographic monitoring is subject of the study.

Enrollment: 170 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 Years and older
• Scheduled for PEG with propofol sedation

Exclusion criteria

• No informed consent
• ASA V
• Emergency endoscopy
• Preexisting hypotension, bradycardia or hypoxemia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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170 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Capnography

Experimental group

Description:

Arm with capnographic monitoring

Treatment:

Device: Capnography

Standard monitoring

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Standard monitoring

Treatment:

Device: Standard monitoring