Overview

Remifentanil Only vs. Midazolam and Meperidine During Elective Colonoscopy

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-08-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The aim of the present study is to compare patient's recovery times after elective colonoscopy employing remifentanil only vs conventional combination of midazolam and meperidine
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Konkuk University Medical Center
Collaborator:
GlaxoSmithKline
Treatments:
Meperidine
Midazolam
Remifentanil
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Aged 19-65 years

- American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA PS) 1-2

- Patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy under Monitored Anesthesia Care in a
University Hospital

- Patients who signed on written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- The exclusion criteria are refusal or inability to provide written informed consent

- Age < 18 years

- Pregnancy

- Previous large bowel surgery

- Psychiatric disorders

- History of addiction to opiates and / or sedatives, and previous adverse reaction to
any drug used in the study.