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A study on Fasting and Surgery Timing

A Randomised Controlled Trial of Fasting and Surgery Timing (FaST) in a tertiary care referral centre ââ?¬â?? Is it time for the ââ?¬Ë?Think Drinkââ?¬â?¢ campaign? - FaST

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/09/045600
Enrollment
142
Registered
2022-09-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z00-Z99- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 3: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Reduced Preoperative Fasting Timing with Carbohydrate loading: � The intervention will be reduction in the fasting time to 6 hours for solids, and 2 hours of clear liquids. As per
64(7):556-584. doi:10.4103/ija.IJA_735_20. Control Intervention1: overnight fasting with No Carbohydrate loading: The non intervention group will fast from the previous night before surgery with no ca

Sponsors

Mario Victor Newton
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted for elective surgery. (Operations were defined using the NCEPOD classification of surgical intervention. Elective operations were defined as intervention planned or booked in advance of routine admission to hospital. Timing tosuit patient, hospital and staff.)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Emergency cases, cases planned under local anesthesia, Diabetics, Chronic Liver Disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To conduct a Randomised Control Trial among Elective Surgery patients to assess the perioperative outcomes of reduction in preoperative fasting time with Carbohydrate loading, in terms of Peri-operative hemodynamic events, fatigue, thirst, anxiety, hunger, nausea, handgrip strength, Urine Ketone bodies, hypoglycemia.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Intraoperative hemodynamic events like tachycarida, hypotension, need for fluid bolus, need for inotrope support, oliguria, any adverse cardiovascular events will be noted. Same will be monitored from the patient chart in the post operative period for first 48 hours.Timepoint: Intraoperative - when the patient is inside operation theatre Post operative - first 48 hours after surgery in the ward—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMario Victor Newton

St. Johns Medical College

mvnewton@gmail.com9843503223

Outcome results

None listed

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