Shortened Preoperative Fasts in ICU

Feasibility of Shortened Preoperative Fasts in Intubated ICU Patients Undergoing Tracheotomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03031379

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-25

Start date

2012-04-30

Completion date

2014-04-30

Last updated

2018-04-20

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Conditions

Intubated ICU Patients

Brief summary

Randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and benefits of shortening preoperative fasts on intubated ICU patients undergoing tracheotomy.

Detailed description

Patients undergoing bedside tracheotomy in an ICU are enrolled and randomized into two groups. Arm A receive a standard fast of at least 6 hours. Arm B receive a shortened fast of only 45 minutes, just before the surgery begins. Patients will be monitored for aspiration, pneumonia and our ability to delivery better nutrition as a result of the intervention.

Interventions

OTHERshortened fast

fast of 45 minutes prior to surgery as opposed to standard 6 hour fast

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* intubated ICU patient undergoing tracheotomy, receiving enteral nutrition, adult, proxy available for consent

Exclusion criteria

* pregnant, \<18yo, cannot tolerate enteral feeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Calories delivered	72 hours	Calories delivered before and after surgery

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Aspiration	5 days	intraoperative or postoperative aspiration

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026