Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Interventional Ages 60 and up

Deep analgosedation versus endotracheal intubation anesthesia for elderly ERCP patients

Official title: Effect of Deep Analgosedation vs. Endotracheal Intubation General Anesthesia on Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events in Elderly ERCP Patients: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial

Run by Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital · NCT07017283 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This will see if deep analgosedation or endotracheal intubation general anesthesia leads to fewer sedation-related problems in people aged 60 and older undergoing therapeutic ERCP.

Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages60 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment170 (estimated)
SponsorSir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Academic / other
Locations1 site (Hangzhou, Zhijiang)
StatusRecruiting
StartedNovember 10, 2025
Main results expectedFebruary 28, 2026
Study endsFebruary 28, 2026
Registry record updatedDecember 18, 2025
Trial IDNCT07017283 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

People aged 60 or older with ASA status I–III who are scheduled for elective therapeutic ERCP and can provide informed consent are the intended participants.

Probably not a fit

Patients with difficult airways, significant cardiac or pulmonary disease, altered gastrointestinal anatomy, severe liver or kidney dysfunction, coagulopathy, active upper respiratory infection, cognitive impairment, or pregnancy are unlikely to benefit from this comparison and are excluded.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional study compares two anesthesia approaches—deep analgosedation with nasopharyngeal airway ventilation and general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation—in patients aged 60 and older undergoing elective therapeutic ERCP at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital. Eligible participants have ASA physical status I–III and will receive the assigned airway and sedation strategy while perioperative sedation-related adverse events are recorded. Patients with difficult airway, significant cardiopulmonary disease, altered gastrointestinal anatomy, severe organ dysfunction, coagulopathy, active infection, or cognitive impairment are excluded. The trial aims to quantify rates of airway complications, hemodynamic instability, and other sedation-related adverse events between the two approaches.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the results could help lower sedation-related complications and improve safety for older adults undergoing therapeutic ERCP.

How similar studies have gone: Previous studies comparing deep sedation and general anesthesia for ERCP have reported mixed results—some show fewer airway events with intubation but increased hemodynamic effects—so definitive guidance is lacking.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:

1. Aged 60 and above;
2. ASA physical status≤III;
3. Patients who scheduled for elective therapeutic ERCP (ERCP complexity grading system;
4. Willing to provide informed consent (or by legal guardian/witness if applicable).

Exclusion criteria:

1: Altered gastrointestinal anatomy, delayed gastric emptying, or gastric outlet obstruction; 2.Coagulopathy or epistaxis tendency; 3.Cardiac diseases (e.g., coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias); 4.Pulmonary diseases (e.g., asthma, COPD); 5.Prior hypersensitivity to anesthetic agents; 6.Active upper respiratory infection; 7.Severe liver and kidney diseases; 8.Difficult airway: Preoperative anesthesiologist assessment of difficult airway; 9.Psychiatric disorders, cognitive impairment, critical illness, or pregnancy.

Where it's running

  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Hangzhou, Zhijiang, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

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