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Bedside Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Content and Volume

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gastroscopy
Registration Number
NCT01151228
Lead Sponsor
University Health Network, Toronto
Brief Summary

Patients undergoing gastroscopy will undergo two pre-procedure ultrasound scans of the stomach, once on arrival in the unit and on an empty stomach and a second time after consumption of a randomized amount of apple juice (0, 50, 100, 200, 300 or 400 mL). Immediately after ingestion and the second ultrasound scan, subjects will have their gastroscopy which will start by suctioning out the apple juice. Measurements of stomach fluid volume conducted by ultrasound will be compared to the actual volume removed during the gastroscopy procedure.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
108
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 18-80 years
  • Weight 50-100 kg
  • height greater than 150 cm
  • ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • recent upper GI bleed (within 1 month)
  • previous lower esophageal or gastric surgery
  • not fasted for 8 hours

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Stomach volume1 hour

Fluid volume in the stomach after ingestion of apple juice will be compared between measurements done with ultrasound vs direct suctioning of fluid from the stomach.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Toronto Western Hospital

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto Western Hospital
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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