Tokyo, Feb. 8 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060614) titled 'A Study of Effective Pharyngeal Anesthesia in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Innovative Use of Xylocaine Viscous: Efforts to Reduce Patient Discomfort)' on Feb. 8.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - St. Lukes International University

Condition: Condition - upper gastrointestinal tract Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - Identifying the most effective application sites for pharyngeal anesthesia using xylocaine viscous as premedication for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - For participants who provide informed consent, a nurse will administer pharyngeal anesthesia using the conventional method, and the endoscopist will evaluate the effectiveness of the pharyngeal anesthesia. Interventions/Control_2 - Among participants who have given informed consent, pharyngeal anesthesia will be administered by a nurse using the soft palate technique, and its effectiveness will be assessed by the endoscopist.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - Not applicable Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Individuals who underwent a health checkup and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at the Preventive Medicine Center. Key exclusion criteria - When xylocaine spray is used in addition to the standard pharyngeal anesthesia. Target Size - 200

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 02 Month 07 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 02 Month 08 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069315

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