Evaluate peppermint impact in pyloric spasm in children undergo endoscopy

Background & Objectives: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is a diagnostic tool and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases in children. Due to severe response and muscular spasm of the digestive tract created during endoscopy, it often face with difficulty.The aim of this study is to evaluate peppermint effects in pyloric spasm in children undergo endoscopy. Material and Methods : In this clinical trial study, 120 children (under 14 years old) in Ghaem hospital that Pyloric spasm during endoscopy were randomly divided into two groups, peppermint(n=60) and control(n=60) respectively. Case group received peppermint and control group received placebo. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 11.5 and presented with descriptive and analytical tests (T-test , Corraletion, Mann-Whitney). Results : Pyloric sphincter stayed open in 48.3% of peppermint group patients and 5% of control group (P<0.000). The mean time to endoscopy in peppermint group (9/301+0/351) and control group was (10/149+0/337) and this difference was significant(P<0.05) . Pyloric spasm duration in peppermint group was less than 60 seconds and in control group at 60% of them, was more than 60 seconds. Conclusion: Peppermint could reduce endoscopy duration and pyloric spasm in children and increase endoscopic team satisfaction.