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Fasting vs Eating Before Surgery

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Jesse Kaplan, MD

Research Sponsored by University of California, Irvine

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

* Patients undergoing wide-awake, local anesthetic-only, no-tourniquet (WALANT) procedures with the lead researcher.

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up prior to and immediately following the procedure

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to investigate if eating solid food before a local anesthesia procedure reduces anxiety in patients. Patients will be divided into two groups: one group will eat before the procedure, and the other will fast

Who is the study for?

This trial is for patients undergoing WALANT procedures with the lead researcher. It aims to see if eating before surgery affects anxiety, nausea, and satisfaction. People can't join if they don't meet specific criteria set by the research team.

What is being tested?

The study compares two groups: one that eats solid food before a WALANT procedure and another that fasts. The goal is to measure anxiety levels, nausea on the day of surgery, and patient satisfaction during follow-up visits.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves fasting or eating before a procedure rather than medication, side effects are not typical in the conventional sense but may include varying levels of anxiety or nausea.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ approximately 6 weeks after the procedure

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~approximately 6 weeks after the procedure

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approximately 6 weeks after the procedure for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Score

Secondary study objectives

Blood pressure

Heart rate

Hunger scale

+5 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Not FastingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The eating group will be told specifically to eat a light meal (equivalent to two slices of toasted bread with butter and jam and one cup of coffee or juice) the morning of their surgery, within two hours of their procedure start time.

Group II: FastingActive Control1 Intervention

Patients in the fasting group will be told to avoid any food past midnight the day before their surgery and any liquids 4 hours before their scheduled surgery.

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