Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Recruiting
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT05695066 |
| Other study ID # |
ENGUS |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Recruiting |
| Phase |
N/A
|
| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
January 23, 2023 |
| Est. completion date |
October 2025 |
Study information
| Verified date |
May 2024 |
| Source |
Uppsala University Hospital |
| Contact |
Peter Frykholm, MD, PhD |
| Phone |
+46186171240 |
| Email |
peter.frykholm[@]surgsci.uu.se |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
The primary objective of the study is to compare the risk of increased stomach contents after
tube feeding (Enteral feeding) 6 and 4 hours before anesthesia using antrum measured by
ultrasound.
Description:
Children must fast for a certain period of time before anesthesia and surgery to reduce the
risk of food residues being vomited up and ending up in the trachea (so-called aspiration).
But there are disadvantages to fasting for a long time before an operation, for example the
blood sugar level can drop and the body can become dehydrated. Small children risk such side
effects to a greater degree than adults, and therefore international work is underway to
revise the rules for fasting before surgery.
Enteral feeding children are a special risk group because they are usually completely
dependent on tube feeding for nutrition and fluid intake.
