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Is a six hour fast after a rice meal sufficient before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy?

Is a six hour fast after a rice meal sufficient before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
SLCTR
Registry ID
SLCTR/2008/004
Enrollment
300
Registered
2008-03-28
Start date
2008-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Preendoscopic preparation of patients undergoing toutine endoscopy

Interventions

100 patients will be given a standard bread based meal and fast for six hours.100 patients are given an isocaloric rice based meal and fast for 6 hours while another 100 patients given the same diet w

Sponsors

None
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who have been referred to the Professorial unit of the Colombo North Teaching Hospital for routine endoscopy Age between 18 and 65 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients not fulfilling inclusion criteria Patients with alarm symptoms(bleeding,weight loss,dysphagia) Clinically obvious motility disorders Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clarity of endoscopic vision and presence of fluid in the fundus of the stomach assessed by an endoscopist blind to the preendoscopic preparation of the patient [During endoscopy]

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Any complications post endoscopy [After endoscopy]

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Arjuna De Silva

Senior Lecturer and Consultant Physician

apdsilva@yahoo.com0112953409

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026