NCT05570292

Study of Effects of Preoperative Oral Domperidone on Gastric Residual Volume After Clear Fluid Ingestion in Patients Scheduled for Elective Surgeries

Study of Effects of Preoperative Oral Domperidone on Gastric Residual Volume After Clear Fluid Ingestion in Patients Scheduled for Elective Surgeries: Prospective , Randomized ,Double Blinded Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

General Anesthesia requires preoperative fasting according to specific instructions. Regarding Fasting Guidelines, The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) recommends patients to fast from fatty food or meat eight hours prior to surgery, non-human milk or light meal for six hours prior, breast milk for four hours prior, and clear liquids including water, pulp-free juice, and tea without milk for two hours prior to the anesthetic. ASA fasting guidelines application represents the primary method to avoid aspiration as it ensures that stomach is empty before induction of anesthesia. These guidelines cannot be applied on all cases as in urgent or emergent situations or in morbidities associated with delayed gastric emptying, like Diabetes mellitus and some neurological disorders (

Conditions

• Gastric Residual Volume

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Domperidone	ultrasound guieded assesment of gastric residual volume will be done 2 h after oral injestion of domperidone tablet
DRUG	Folic acid	ultrasound guieded assesment of gastric residual volume will be done 2 h after oral injestion of folic acid tablet

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-10
• Primary completion: 2023-04-20
• Completion: 2023-04-20
• First posted: 2022-10-06
• Last updated: 2023-05-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt