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NCT Number: NCT01492296

Endoscopy With Short Fasting

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is widely used in the clinical practice. An empty stomach is required to ensure quality and safety. For this reason, endoscopy is conventionally performed after 8 or more hours of fasting, which is potentially related to discomfort to the patients. In recent studies, surgical cholecystectomy has been described to be safe after two hours of fasting on liquids. The aim of this study is to assess safety, quality and comfort of upper GI endoscopy after two hours of fasting.

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Key information

Conditions

Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hospital Sao Vicente de Paulo

Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • elective endoscopy

Exclusion criteria

  • poor clinical condition

Treatment and study plan

endoscopy after short fasting

Procedure

patients were evaluated with endoscopy after fasting for two hours

conventional fasting

Procedure

patients were evaluated after fasting for 8 hours

Primary outcomes

  1. safety

    Time frame: 10 min (endoscopy duration)

    safety of endoscopy after fasting for two hours will be assessed by means of a questionnaire replied by the endoscopists, questioning occurrence of aspiration and regurgitation of gastric contents into the esophagus.

Secondary outcomes

  1. quality

    Time frame: 10 min (endoscopy duration)

    Quality of endoscopy will be assessed by means of a questionnaire replied by the endoscopists, including (1) presence of liquid in the gastric lumen (2) quality of mucosa visualization (3)period needed for gastric aspiration

  2. Endoscopy comfort

    Time frame: 8 hours

    Endoscopy comfort will be evaluated by the patients by means of a questionnaire replied after the procedures. It will include questions about thirst, hunger, anxiety, weakness and nausea.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidade de Passo Fundo

Other

Collaborators

  • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Registry information

Official study title

Safety, Quality and Comfort of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy With Conscious Sedation After Fasting for Two Hours

Acronym: safendoscopy

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Dec 14, 2011
Registry last updated
Dec 14, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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