NCT03031379

Shortened Preoperative Fasts in ICU

Feasibility of Shortened Preoperative Fasts in Intubated ICU Patients Undergoing Tracheotomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and benefits of shortening preoperative fasts on intubated ICU patients undergoing tracheotomy.

Detailed description

Patients undergoing bedside tracheotomy in an ICU are enrolled and randomized into two groups. Arm A receive a standard fast of at least 6 hours. Arm B receive a shortened fast of only 45 minutes, just before the surgery begins. Patients will be monitored for aspiration, pneumonia and our ability to delivery better nutrition as a result of the intervention.

Conditions

• Intubated ICU Patients

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	shortened fast	fast of 45 minutes prior to surgery as opposed to standard 6 hour fast

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-04-01
• Completion: 2014-04-01
• First posted: 2017-01-25
• Last updated: 2018-04-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States