Clinical trial · Observational
Effect of NPO Time and Type of Food Intake on Preoperative Residual Gastric Content and pH
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
According to normal physiology, the longer fasting period allows food particles to pass stomach through small intestines to minimize intragastric content. The practice guidelines recommend 2-hour fasting period for clear fluid (including water, pulp-free juice and tea or coffee without milk), 4- hour fasting period for breast milk and 6-hour fasting period for non-human milk and solid food to reduce risks of pulmonary aspiration. As a result of longer fasting period, patients tend to experience preoperative dehydrated states and intraoperative hypotension. Patients' demographic data will be obtained from charts. Parents will be asked for type, volume of fluid/food intake and NPO time. This study will be done at BCH's Gastroenterology Procedure Unit (GPU) theaters to measure actual intragastric volume and pH at the beginning esopagogastroduodenoscopy procedures. We hope to demonstrate the relationship between NPO time and actual intragastric volume which provide sufficient data of NPO time to ensure patient's safety.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fasting | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pediatric ALL | Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Actual intragastric content volume (ml)
- timeFrame
- 1 day
- description
- Actual intragastric content volume (ml) which is suctioned from each pediatric patient is measured
Secondary outcomes (7)
- measure
- Correlation between NPO time(hr) and intraoperative intragastric content volume(ml).
- timeFrame
- 1 day
- description
- Correlation between NPO time(hr) and intraoperative intragastric content volume(ml).
- measure
- Correlation between NPO time(hr) and intraoperative intragastric content acidity (pH).
- timeFrame
- 1 day
- description
- Correlation between NPO time(hr) and intraoperative intragastric content acidity (pH).
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Maximum age
- 17 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: \- All patients who aged 0-17 years scheduled for EGD procedure. Exclusion Criteria: \- Patients who required emergency EGD procedures and patients with active upper GI bleeding.
References
Publications (8)
- RESULTPractice 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. PMID 28045707
- RESULTSmith 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. PMID 21712716
- RESULTMaltby 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. PMID 3767008
- RESULTAndersson 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. PMID 25940831
- RESULTPhillips 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. PMID 7999497
- RESULTDennhardt 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. PMID 27291355
- Song IK, Kim HJ, Lee JH, Kim EH, Kim JT, Kim HS. Ultrasound assessment of gastric volume in children after drinking carbohydrate-containing fluids. Br J Anaesth. 2016 Apr;116(4):513-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew031.