NCT06842602

Evaluation of Gastric Volume and pH Changes in Gastroscopy Patients

Evaluation of Gastric Volume and pH Changes in Gastroscopy Patients Using Chewing Gum and Candy: Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 405 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pulmonary aspiration is a rare but serious complication that can result in 57% mortality and 14% permanent damage. Fasting rules (solid foods 6-8 hours, clear liquids 2 hours) determined by anesthesia associations are applied to prevent pulmonary aspiration by reducing gastric volume. Gastric volume (≥ 0.5 mL/kg) and pH (\<2.5) values are shown to be determinants in the occurrence of pulmonary complications .

Detailed description

The hypothesis of this study was that preprocedure candy and chewing gum use may have no effects on gastric residual volume and pH. For this purpose, we analyzed the gastric residual volume and gastric pH values of patients who were given gum and candy before the procedure.

Conditions

• Gastroscopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	gum	chewed gum within 2 hours before the procedure
OTHER	candy	consumed candy within 2 hours before the procedure
OTHER	strict fasting rules	followed strict fasting rules

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-08-01
• Completion: 2024-01-01
• First posted: 2025-02-24
• Last updated: 2025-04-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)