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Treating Post-Operative Thirst With Flavoured Ice Lollies or Water - a Comparative Study to Improve Post-operative Discomfort

NCT06014216 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 173

Last updated 2026-03-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients are asked not to eat and drink before their operation, and the investigators know that this can make people feel thirstier when they wake up from their anaesthetic. The investigators want to know if giving patients ice lollies improves their thirst more than if they were given water. Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is funding and running a research study to find ways to try and improve this.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Thirst

Interventions

OTHER

Flavoured ice lollies (popsicles)

Blackcurrant flavoured ice popsicles, 105ml volume.

OTHER

Water

Water from tap, one cup given by recovery nurses.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Sleep, BSc MSc MBBS D.Phil · Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-19
Primary Completion
2021-05-17
Completion
2021-05-17

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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