Trial reportPaediatric anaesthesia2025
Evaluation of Modified Fasting Protocols to Shorten Fasting Time Before Sedation in Children: A Prospective Randomized Noninferiority Trial.
Trial report in Paediatric anaesthesia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05810532 (Investigation on the Safety of 4-1 Hour Fasting Policy Before Sedation in Children.), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Investigation on the Safety of 4-1 Hour Fasting Policy Before Sedation in Children.
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Abstract
backgroundsGuidelines for fasting before procedural sedation aim to prevent pulmonary aspiration and are primarily targeted for deep sedation. Our study explored whether a shortened fasting protocol is noninferior to the standard protocol by comparing gastric contents evaluated by ultrasound.
methodsPediatric patients aged < 3 years, scheduled for elective transthoracic echocardiography under sedation, were randomly allocated to a standard group (4-h fasting) or a modified group (4-h fasting for solid and 1-h fasting for water). Gastric ultrasound was performed to evaluate cross-sectional area (CSA) in supine and right lateral decubitus positions (RLDP), with the upper body elevated at 45°. The primary outcome was the CSA-RLDP (CSA
resultsThe noninferiority test showed that the modified fasting protocol was noninferior to the standard fasting protocol in terms of CSA
conclusionThe modified fasting protocol was noninferior to the standard in pediatric patients undergoing sedation for transthoracic echocardiography, as assessed by gastric ultrasound.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05810532.
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