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Impact of giving sugar containing fluid on stomach contents during anaesthesia

Impact of pre-operative carbohydrate loadingon gastric residual volume in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/11/076559
Enrollment
456
Registered
2024-11-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Pre-operative maldodextrin drink two hours before surgery: A sachet with 50 g maltodextrin is dissolved in 400 ml water and the patients intructed to consume this over 15 minutes to fi

Sponsors

Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elective adult patients presenting for abdominal surgery without contraindications for oral carbohydrate loading

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Full stomach patients 2. Vomiting 3.Gastro-esophaeal reflux/hiatus hernia 4.Bowel obstruction 5. Advanced liver/ renal disease/ DM with gastroparesis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of gastric residual volumes measured by ultrasound between patients who receive oral maldodextrin preoperatively versus fasted patients undergoing major abdominal surgeryTimepoint: Pre induction of anaesthesia—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Volume of gastric aspirate Secretions in the mouth at intubationTimepoint: After insertion of Ryles tube following intubation At laryngoscopy—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactCelestinaJohn Christraj

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

lakshmi.k.238@gmail.com09496211333

Outcome results

None listed

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