Comparison of Residual Gastric Volume Between Children Who Drink Different Clear Oral Fluid Volume

Fasting Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Residual Gastric Volume Between Children Who Drink Different Clear Oral Fluid Volume Before Undergoing Elective Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) Procedure

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03741777
• Other study ID #: IRB-P00029632
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2024
• Est. completion date: December 2025

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Boston Children's Hospital
• Contact: Sirirat Rattanaarpa, MD
• Phone: 857-218-8020
• Email: sirirat.rattanaarpa[@]childrens.harvard.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) fasting guideline for patients undergoing elective surgery, the 2-hour fasting period is suggested for clear oral fluid (including water, pulp-free juice and tea or coffee without milk). This guideline does not give any suggestions for proper volume of clear oral fluid intake.

This study is a prospective randomized control trials in children aged 13 through 17 years who are scheduled for an elective upper GI endoscopy procedure in the Gastroenteral Procedure Unit (GPU) at Boston Children's Hospital. The participants will be randomly assigned into one of four groups: Group 1 will consume 3 ml/kg of clear fluid by mouth at 2-hour period before surgical scheduled time, Group 2 will consume 5 ml/kg, Group 3 will consume 7 ml/kg, and Group 4 will consume 10 ml/kg. The investigators plan to recruit 72 patients in each group and 288 patients for the whole study. Research team will collect patient's demographic data, vital signs, information about their EGD procedure. Then actual volume of the stomach content and acidity will be measured from the content that is suctioned from patient's stomach during upper GI endoscopy procedure.

The investigators believe that the information from this study will help establish a comprehensive NPO guideline.

Description:

The ASA and ESA practice guidelines recommend a 2-hour fasting period for clear fluid (including water, pulp-free juice and tea or coffee without milk), a 4- hour fasting period for breast milk and a 6-hour fasting period for non-human milk and solid food to reduce risks of pulmonary aspiration. While the ESA guideline suggests 3 ml/kg of clear oral fluids intake as a start point, the ASA does not suggest the allowable amount of ingested fluids/food volume.

According to the current consensus statement from the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, the European Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and L'Association Des Anesthésistes-Réanimateurs Pédiatriques d'Expression Française on clear fluids fasting for elective pediatric general anesthesia in February 2018, this 3 ml/kg volume would mean patients ages 1-5 years old are allowed up to 55 ml, 6-12 years old up to 140 ml and greater than 12 years old up to 250 ml. The European consensus also suggests 1 hour clear fluid fasting for children as a practical way to reduce fasting times without increase aspiration risks.

To prevent preoperative dehydrated states which result in preoperative irritable behavior and intraoperative hypotension, patient fasting states and volume status should be optimized. Schmitz et al showed results of gastric emptying time of less than 30 minutes in healthy 6-14 years old children who had serial MRI scan every 30 minutes up to 120 minutes after drinking 7ml/kg of diluted raspberry syrup in 2011, the published clinical evidence suggested that clear fluids are absorbed to gastric volume of 1 ml/kg after 1 hour without pulmonary aspiration. Gawecka et al. also found no aspiration in ASA I and II children who were assigned to received 10ml/kg of 12.6% oral carbohydrate solution two hours before induction of anesthesia. Those studies showed no pulmonary aspiration event. However; pulmonary aspiration of gastric content is still a mainly concern for anesthesiologists when patients ingested large fluid volume. Previous studies reported incidences of aspiration range from1 to 10:10,000 cases and few cases require intensive care and respiratory support. The liberal clear fluid intake volume has been demonstrated to have similar risk of pulmonary aspiration as fasting patients.

The investigators propose a prospective randomized study on the relationship between assigned amount of clear oral fluid intake (ml/kg) and actual intra-gastric volume and pH of pediatric surgical patients. This study will be done at BCH's Gastroenterology Procedure Unit (GPU). Patients' demographic data will be obtained from charts. Patients will be randomly assigned to drink specific amount of fluid at 2 hours period before scheduled time. Patients or parents will be asked for other type, volume and time of last fluid/food intake. Actual intragastric volume and pH will be measured by the research team from the intragastric content that is removed at the beginning EGD procedures.

The investigators hope to demonstrate the relationship between volume of clear fluid intake at the 2-hour period before induction of anesthesia and actual intragastric volume which provide sufficient evidence of allowable clear fluid intake volume. Finally, the investigators want to use this study information to optimize standard fasting guidelines, to improve patients' preoperative volume status, to increase patient satisfaction and maintain patient safety.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 288
• Est. completion date: December 2025
• Est. primary completion date: September 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 13 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA classification: I and II

• 13-17 years

• IPD cases or the first OPD case

• Scheduled for elective EGD procedure.

• All participants, families or guardians will be fluent in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Emergent EGD procedures

• Patients with active upper GI bleeding

• Patients who received preoperative oral medication

• Patients who are diagnosed as GERD, achalasia or suspected to have gastroparesis status such as uncontrolled diabetes or end stage kidney disease.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fasting
• Gastric Emptying

Intervention

Other:
• Clear oral fluid
clear oral fluid including water, pulp-free juice and tea or coffee without milk.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Boston Children's Hospital

References & Publications (8)

Andersson H, Zaren B, Frykholm P. Low incidence of pulmonary aspiration in children allowed intake of clear fluids until called to the operating suite. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015 Aug;25(8):770-777. doi: 10.1111/pan.12667. Epub 2015 May 4. — View Citation

Dennhardt N, Beck C, Huber D, Sander B, Boehne M, Boethig D, Leffler A, Sumpelmann R. Optimized preoperative fasting times decrease ketone body concentration and stabilize mean arterial blood pressure during induction of anesthesia in children younger than 36 months: a prospective observational cohort study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2016 Aug;26(8):838-43. doi: 10.1111/pan.12943. Epub 2016 Jun 13. — View Citation

Gawecka A, Mierzewska-Schmidt M. Tolerance of, and metabolic effects of, preoperative oral carbohydrate administration in children - a preliminary report. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther. 2014 Apr-Jun;46(2):61-4. doi: 10.5603/AIT.2014.0013. — View Citation

Maltby JR, Sutherland AD, Sale JP, Shaffer EA. Preoperative oral fluids: is a five-hour fast justified prior to elective surgery? Anesth Analg. 1986 Nov;65(11):1112-6. — View Citation

Phillips S, Daborn AK, Hatch DJ. Preoperative fasting for paediatric anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth. 1994 Oct;73(4):529-36. doi: 10.1093/bja/73.4.529. — View Citation

Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration. Anesthesiology. 2017 Mar;126(3):376-393. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001452. No abstract available. — View Citation

Schmitz A, Kellenberger CJ, Liamlahi R, Studhalter M, Weiss M. Gastric emptying after overnight fasting and clear fluid intake: a prospective investigation using serial magnetic resonance imaging in healthy children. Br J Anaesth. 2011 Sep;107(3):425-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer167. Epub 2011 Jun 14. — View Citation

Smith I, Kranke P, Murat I, Smith A, O'Sullivan G, Soreide E, Spies C, in't Veld B; European Society of Anaesthesiology. Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2011 Aug;28(8):556-69. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283495ba1. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Gastric volume	Actual gastric content volume (ml) suctioned out of each pediatric patient's stomach	We will collect data on a day of surgery from patient's arrival until they are discharged from PACU upto 24 hours
Secondary	Gastric pH	Actual gastric acidity (pH) suctioned out of each pediatric patient's stomach	We will collect data on a day of surgery from patient's arrival until they are discharged from PACU upto 24 hours
Secondary	Incidence of pulmonary aspiration	Pulmonary aspiration is defined by the presence of gastric contents in oral cavity or aspiration of gastric content into the larynx. This may cause a syndrome of progressive dyspnea, hypoxia, bronchial wheeze and patchy collapse and consolidation on chest X-ray.	We will collect data on a day of surgery from patient's arrival until they are discharged from PACU upto 24 hours