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Empty Stomach Assessment in Fasting Pregnant Women Using Ultrasound

ASSESSMENT OF RESIDUAL GASTRIC VOLUME AFTER OVERNIGHT FASTING IN PREGNANT WOMEN: AN ULTRASOUND BASED OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/04/032643
Enrollment
306
Registered
2021-04-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) All pregnant women of 18-35 years of age, > 36 weeks of gestation, admitted for elective obstetric indication, with one clear overnight inpatient stay preoperatively. 2) ASA physical status II.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patient refusal for the procedure. 2) Deviation from proposed fasting times or oral intake advice. 3) Body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m². 4) Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. 5) Moderate to severe pre-eclampsia. 6) Hiatus hernia, intestinal disease, previous upper abdominal surgeries. 7) Patients taking H2 receptor blockers, proton pump inhibitors and prokinetic drugs or any other medication known to delay gastric emptying.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The residual gastric volume after overnight fasting in pregnant women.Timepoint: At 6AM in the morning after overnight fasting.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Antral grading and assessment for presence of solid food contents in the gastric antrum after overnight fasting.Timepoint: At 6AM in the morning after overnight fasting.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bala Bhaskar S

Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences

girish.sh4042@gmail.com9449065507

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026