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Could a simple gas make Kids' scopes less painful?

NCT ID NCT06134154

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares carbon dioxide gas to regular air for inflating the bowel during endoscopy in children. The goal is to see if CO2 reduces belly pain, bloating, and gas after the procedure. About 350 children aged 6 months to 18 years will take part.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
carbon dioxide gas
What this could lead to
If it works, this could make endoscopy more comfortable for children by reducing post-procedure pain and bloating.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study focused on comfort, not a cure. The benefit may be modest, and some children might still experience discomfort.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 350 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

6 months to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: \- Infants and children 6 months to 18 years undergoing any upper endoscopy related procedure including but not limited to EGD/Colonoscopy, ERCP, EGD only, EUS, EGD with foreign body removal, Enteroscopy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Physical Status Classification System of 4 and above * Children with chronic lung disease, * Children who are wards of the state will be excluded. * Children needing language interpreting services that is not Spanish.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Abdominal Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Abdominal pain

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

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