Antiperistaltic Effect and Safety of L-menthol in the Elderly With Contraindication to Buscopan

Phase 3 Unknown 60 enrolled Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindSupportive care

Summary

antiperistaltic effect and safety of L-menthol versus placebo for upper GI endoscopy in elderly patient with contraindication to Buscopan: randomized study

Timeline

Start: 2012-03
Primary completion: 2020-12
Completion: 2020-12

Publications

Yang TC, Chen PH, Hou MC, Peng LN, Lin MH, Chen LK, Huang YH. Antiperistaltic effect and safety of L-menthol for esophagogastroduodenoscopy in the elderly with contraindication to hyoscine-N-butylbromide. Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 21;12(1):10418. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14693-x.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Peppermint oil	Other / unclassified	0.8 %	Other
Subject	Peppermint oil	Other / unclassified	20 ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.