Effects of Intravenous Lidocaine During Sedation for Colonoscopy.
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study assesses the benefits of continuous intravenous lidocaine administration during
sedation for colonoscopy.
Sedation will consist of propofol infusion titrated to provide adequate working conditions to
the gastroenterologist. Patients will be randomly allocated into two groups: lidocaine
infusion (bolus of 1.5 mg/kg followed by a continuous infusion of 4 mg/kg/h) or the same
volume of placebo (normal saline)