Nitrous Oxide for Analgesia During Colonoscopy

Phase 4 Completed 200 enrolled Rikshospitalet University Hospital

RandomizedSingle-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the analgetic effect of nitrous oxide during colonoscopy, compared to no sedation and intravenous (IV) sedation.

Timeline

Start: 2006-04
Primary completion: 2008-09
Completion: 2008-09

Publications

Loberg M, Furholm S, Hoff I, Aabakken L, Hoff G, Bretthauer M. Nitrous oxide for analgesia in colonoscopy without sedation. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Dec;74(6):1347-53. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.07.071.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Nitrous Oxide	Other / unclassified	—	Inhaled

Indications

No indication recorded.