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

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St Thomas' Hospital

London, United Kingdom, SE1 7EH