NCT07150780

Benefits of no Fasting Compared to Fasting Prior to Elective Cardiac Catheterization: A Single-center Randomized-controlled Trial

Benefits of no FASTing Prior to Elective Cardiac CATHeterization (FAST CATH): A Single-center Randomized-controlled Trial Comparing a Non-fasting Pre-procedure Approach to the Standard of Care in Adults Undergoing Elective Cardiac Catheterization With Moderate Sedation

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Munson Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

More than one million cardiac catheterizations (CCs) are performed annually in the United States and the majority are elective. Current guidelines recommend no fasting prior to elective CC, however recent studies suggest that eating and drinking as desired prior to elective CCs involving moderate sedation is safe. This project will study the potential benefits of allowing patients to eat before elective CCs. Participants will be randomly divided into two groups. One group will receive pre-op instructions to fast, and the other group will be allowed to eat and drink as desired prior to their CC. Researchers will compare these groups with regards to patient satisfaction and respiratory complications.

Conditions

• Coronary Artery Disease
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Cardiac Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Pre-operative instructions to eat and drink at liberty	Subjects will be instructed to eat and drink at liberty prior to their schedule elective cardiac catheterization.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-10
• Primary completion: 2027-09-10
• Completion: 2028-02-10
• First posted: 2025-09-02
• Last updated: 2025-09-02