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Gastric Volume After Water or Jelly Ingestion

NCT05737641 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2024-08-27

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Summary

The aim of this study is to determine whether the fasting duration required for patients after consuming oral jelly is comparable to that after consuming water, prior to elective surgery.

International guidelines for perioperative fasting recommend abstaining from clear fluids for 2 hours to minimize the risk of regurgitation and aspiration pneumonia. However, there are no specific recommendations regarding the perioperative management of jelly consumption.

Current understanding emphasizes the benefits of minimizing preoperative fasting time, including preventing dehydration and metabolic complications like ketoacidosis, as well as potentially enhancing patient satisfaction.

Oral jelly consumption may offer advantages by improving preoperative hydration and providing some nutritional support prior to procedures.

This crossover study will involve 25 adult volunteers. In the first phase, participants will be randomly assigned to either oral intake of water or jelly, followed by the opposite intervention in the second phase. Gastric content and volume will be assessed using gastric ultrasound.

Conditions

  • Fasting
  • Surgery
  • Ultrasound Therapy; Complications
  • Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Regurgitated Food

Interventions

OTHER

water ingestion

ingestion of water after an 8h-fasting period

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

jelly ingestion

ingestion of jelly after an 8h-fasting period

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-01
Primary Completion
2023-07-01
Completion
2024-08-25

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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