Safety of taking oral clear drinks 2 hours before scheduled caesarean section by measuring stomach volume through ultrasound in pregnant women

Assessing the Safety of Preoperative oral Rehydration Prior to Cesarean Delivery by Ultrasound Evaluation of Gastric Volume - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/07/070892

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-07-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-19

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O94- Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention1: clear fluids: permitting light meal until 6 hours and to clear fluids and water until 2 hours before caesarean surgery Control Intervention1: fasting: Permitting light meal until 8 hour

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: age = 18 years, singleton gestation at term (37–42 weeks), uncomplicated pregnancy, patients scheduled for an elective cesarean delivery, planned for spinal anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: preexisting diabetes (gestational diabetes, type I DM, type II DM), gastro-intestinal reflux (GERD), pre-pregnancy BMI more than 40, unable or unwilling to sign an informed consent, contraindications to spinal anaesthesia, contraindication to oral carbohydrate formula, patients on intravenous fluid therapy, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, heart disease, liver, gastrointestinal disorders, placenta accrete spectrum, complications developed during intraoperative, postoperative period, prolonged surgery time due to intraoperative complications

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the safety of preoperative oral rehydration by measuring the gastric volume by ultrasound in pregnant women undergoing elective caesarean surgeryTimepoint: 30 minutes before scheduled surgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Heart rate, BP, SpO2, the need for supplemental analgesics, and the occurrence of certain side effects (nausea, vomiting, hypotension episodes, and treatment required) will be recorded intraoperatively and at four-hour intervals throughout the first 24 hours postoperatively.Timepoint: During surgery and every 4th hour until first 24 hours after surgery	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Aparna Jarathi

AIIMS,Bibinagar

draparnaj@gmail.com8106732587

Outcome results

None listed

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