One hour fast for water and six hour fast for solids prior to endoscopy provides good endoscopic vision and results in minimum patient discomfort

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

SLCTR

Registry ID

SLCTR/2008/005

Enrollment

Registered

2008-03-28

Start date

2005-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Preendoscopic preparation of patients

Interventions

Patients are given a standard meal 6 hours before endoscopy.They are then randomized to either nil by mouth for 6 hours or allowed to drink water for upto one hour prior to endoscopy.They then underg

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients referred to Professorial Medical unit of Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama for routine upper GI endoscopy Age between 18 to 65 years Informed written consent given

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy Presence of alarm symptoms Previous gastric surgery Clinically obvious motility disorders Absence of inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Before endoscopy patients were requested to indicate discomfort from fasting on a visual analog scale.Fluid in the gastric fundus was aspirated if present for volume and pH measurements, and endoscopic vision graded []	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Presence of complications []	—

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Arjuna De Silva

Senior Lecturer and Consultant Physician

01129583370112953409

Outcome results

None listed

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