EFFECT OF GUM CHEWING ON RESIDUAL GASTRIC VOLUME IN FASTING OBESE PATIENTS BEFORE SURGERY

EFFECT OF GUM CHEWING ON RESIDUAL GASTRIC VOLUME IN FASTED OBESE PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/093778

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: 8- Other Procedures

Interventions

Intervention1: CHEWING GUM: EFFECT OF CHEWING GUM ON RESIDUAL GASTRIC VOLUME IN PREOPERATIVE PERIOD AT THE END OF ONE AND TWO HOUR Control Intervention1: NO CHEWING GUM: EFFECT OF RESIDUAL GASTRIC VOL

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consenting patients of either sex with BMI more than 30kg/m2 aged 18-60 years ASA I-III undergoing elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients will if excluded if Pregnant or having diabetes mellitus trauma patients patients having recent upper gastrointestinal bleed previous gastric or lower esophageal surgery documented abnormalities of upper gastrointestinal tract such as hiatal hernia and gastric tumors

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Residual gastric volume using USG (POCUS-G) Timepoint: Residual gastric volume using USG (POCUS-G) at the end of one hour of gum chewing	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Residual gastric volume APAIS PONV score Thirst score and Hunger score QoR ? 15 score Sore throat and Hoarseness Timepoint: Residual gastric volume at the end of 2nd hour APAIS Baseline and at 2nd hour of gum chewing PONV score at the end of 1st, 4th, 6th and 12th and 24th hour post-operatively Thirst score and Hunger score at baseline and at the end of 2nd hour QoR ? 15 score at baseline and at day one Sore throat and Hoarseness at day one	—

Measure

Time frame

Residual gastric volume APAIS PONV score Thirst score and Hunger score QoR ? 15 score Sore throat and Hoarseness Timepoint: Residual gastric volume at the end of 2nd hour APAIS Baseline and at 2nd hour of gum chewing PONV score at the end of 1st, 4th, 6th and 12th and 24th hour post-operatively Thirst score and Hunger score at baseline and at the end of 2nd hour QoR ? 15 score at baseline and at day one Sore throat and Hoarseness at day one

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Arunima Singh

UCMS & GTB Hospital

geetnjalidr@yahoo.co.in9711210772

Outcome results

None listed

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