Status:
COMPLETED
Does Adding Milk to Tea Delay Gastric Emptying?
Lead Sponsor:
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Gastric Emptying
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Most pre-operative fasting regimes dictate that if there is any milk added to tea or coffee, the preoperative fasting time should be extended from 2 to 6 hours. The purpose of this study is to demonst...
Detailed Description
This was a randomised controlled crossover study conducted in ten healthy volunteers. The paracetamol absorption technique and real-time ultrasound measurement of the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy non-pregnant volunteers
Exclusion
- medical conditions with a predisposition to delayed gastric emptying (e.g. diabetes or gastric disease)
- ingestion of paracetamol within the previous 24 hours
- ingestion of solids or non-clear liquids in the previous six hours
- ingestion of clear liquids in the previous two hours.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01809938
Start Date
November 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2012
Last Update
December 18 2013
Active Locations (1)
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St Thomas' Hospital
London, United Kingdom, SE1 7EH