Awareness and Compliance Among Health Professionals of the Preoperative Fasting Period

Preoperative Fasting Clinical Trial

Official title:

Awareness and Compliance Among Health Professionals of the Preoperative

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03236714
• Other study ID #: 17-KAEK-005
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 24, 2017
• Last updated: July 28, 2017
• Start date: July 24, 2017
• Est. completion date: September 5, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: July 2017
• Source: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Preoperative fasting is mandatory for anesthetic induction. This period of fasting is probably greater due to delays in the surgical theater and changes in daily operation schedules.Investigators want to resarch between the prescribed and the actual preoperative fasting time.

Description:

Before surgery, the patients will be asked to liquid, solid fasting times.and whether information is given about the fasting period.In addition, the appropriateness of health personnel to new guidelines for preoperative fasting will be evaluated.At the end of the study, the desired duration of fasting, clinical practice and trends of health personnel will be investigated.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: September 5, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between 1 day and 80 years

• Elective surgery

• Oral fed

• American Society of Anesthesiologists score of 1 or 3

Exclusion Criteria:

• Intensive care patient

• Parenteral nutrition

• Emergency surgery

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Preoperative Fasting

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hakan Tapar	Tokat
Turkey	Hakan Tapar	Tokat

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The patients' preoperative fasting period	Determination of fasting period before surgery trends of new guidelines for preoperative fasting.	one time in two months
Primary	Training of health workers	Determining health personnel's application	one time in two months