Washing Pipe with a Spray Nozzle for Topical Anesthesia During Bronchoscopy

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Device: Washing Pipe With a Spray Nozzle

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05970848

202302060RINC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this randomized control trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of using a spray nozzle, compared to the conventional method, for topical anesthesia by the spray-as-you-go technique in reducing cough frequency, improving cough, discomfort, tolerance, satisfaction, reducing the dosage of lidocaine consumption of patients during flexible bronchoscopy.

Enrollment: 126 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18 years or older
2. A planned flexible bronchoscopy
3. Being able to communicate with Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese Hokkien

Exclusion criteria

1. are unwilling to join the study
2. have tracheostomy or are intubated
3. will receive intravenous anesthesia during flexible bronchoscopy
4. known to be pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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126 participants in 2 patient groups

Group S

Experimental group

Description:

Group S patients will receive topical lidocaine anesthesia via the spray nozzle by the spray as-you-go technique during flexible bronchoscopy.

Treatment:

Device: Washing Pipe With a Spray Nozzle

Group C

No Intervention group

Description:

Group C patients will receive topical lidocaine anesthesia with the conventional method by the spray as-you-go technique during flexible bronchoscopy.