U.S., May 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07563062) titled 'Oropharyngeoesophageal Topical Anesthesia Versus Intravenous Propofol -Ketamine Sedation for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy' on April 21.
Brief Summary: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an essential and widely used diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in gastroenterology. EGD can be performed in association with topical anesthesia of the pharynx, intravenous anesthesia, or with their combination. Sedation is required to alleviate anxiety, provide analgesia, amnesia and to improve endoscopic performance specifically in therapeutic procedures. However, sedation-related gastrointestinal endoscopy complications when occur, may lead t...