Endoscopy With Short Fasting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms
• Interventions: Procedure: conventional fasting; Procedure: endoscopy after short fasting

• Registration Number: NCT01492296
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade de Passo Fundo

Brief Summary

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is widely used in the clinical practice. An empty stomach is required to ensure quality and safety. For this reason, endoscopy is conventionally performed after 8 or more hours of fasting, which is potentially related to discomfort to the patients. In recent studies, surgical cholecystectomy has been described to be safe after two hours of fasting on liquids. The aim of this study is to assess safety, quality and comfort of upper GI endoscopy after two hours of fasting.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-03
• Primary Completion: 2011-11
• Study Completion: 2011-11
• Status Verified: 2011-12
• Study First Submitted: 2011-12-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-12-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-12-12
• Study First Posted: 2011-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 2011-12-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 115

Inclusion Criteria

• elective endoscopy

Exclusion Criteria

• poor clinical condition

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
conventional fasting	conventional fasting	patients were evaluated after fasting for 8 hours
Short fasting	endoscopy after short fasting	patients who were evaluated with endoscopy after fasting for two hours

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
safety	10 min (endoscopy duration)	safety of endoscopy after fasting for two hours will be assessed by means of a questionnaire replied by the endoscopists, questioning occurrence of aspiration and regurgitation of gastric contents into the esophagus.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality	10 min (endoscopy duration)	Quality of endoscopy will be assessed by means of a questionnaire replied by the endoscopists, including (1) presence of liquid in the gastric lumen (2) quality of mucosa visualization (3)period needed for gastric aspiration
Endoscopy comfort	8 hours	Endoscopy comfort will be evaluated by the patients by means of a questionnaire replied after the procedures. It will include questions about thirst, hunger, anxiety, weakness and nausea.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Sao Vicente de Paulo; 🇧🇷 Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil