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Register: SLCTR
Last refreshed on: 27 April 2013
Main ID:  SLCTR/2008/005
Date of registration: 28/03/2008
Primary sponsor: None
Public title: One hour fast for water and six hour fast for solids prior to endoscopy provides good endoscopic vision and results in minimum patient discomfort
Scientific title: One hour fast for water and six hour fast for solids prior to endoscopy provides good endoscopic vision and results in minimum patient discomfort
Date of first enrolment: 1/8/2005
Target sample size: 96
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://www.slctr.lk/trial_details.asp?reg_id={BAA73323-707A-4266-83A1-4AA332B5CFD4}
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomized single blinded controlled trial  
Countries of recruitment
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Name: Dr.Arjuna De Silva 
Address:  Faculty of Medicine ,University of kelaniya PO box 06,Thalagolla Road ,Ragama
Telephone: 0112953409
Email: apdsilva@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Senior Lecturer, Consultant Physician
Name: Dr.Arjuna De Silva 
Address:  Faculty of Medicine ,University of kelaniya PO box 06,Thalagolla Road ,Ragama
Telephone: 0112953409
Email: apdsilva@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Senior Lecturer, Consultant Physician
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients referred to Professorial Medical unit of Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama for routine upper GI endoscopy Age between 18 to 65 years
Informed written consent given

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy
Presence of alarm symptoms
Previous gastric surgery
Clinically obvious motility disorders
Absence of inclusion criteria


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Preendoscopic preparation of patients
Intervention(s)
Patients are given a standard meal 6 hours before endoscopy.They are then randomized to either nil by mouth for 6 hours  or allowed to drink water for upto one hour prior to endoscopy.They then undergo routine upper GI endoscopy
Primary Outcome(s)
Before endoscopy patients were requested to indicate discomfort from fasting on a visual analog scale.Fluid in the gastric fundus was aspirated if present for volume and pH measurements, and endoscopic vision graded
Secondary Outcome(s)
Presence of complications
Secondary ID(s)
None
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Self funded
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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