A Phase 3 interventional study of Domperidone and Folic acid in Gastric Residual Volume, sponsored by Ain Shams University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-15.
Sponsored by Ain Shams University · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
General Anesthesia requires preoperative fasting according to specific instructions. Regarding Fasting Guidelines, The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) recommends patients to fast from fatty food or meat eight hours prior to surgery, non-human milk or light meal for six hours prior, breast milk for four hours prior, and clear liquids including water, pulp-free juice, and tea without milk for two hours prior to the anesthetic. ASA fasting guidelines application represents the primary method to avoid aspiration as it ensures that stomach is empty before induction of anesthesia. These guidelines cannot be applied on all cases as in urgent or emergent situations or in morbidities associated with delayed gastric emptying, like Diabetes mellitus and some neurological disorders (
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Drug: Domperidone
Drug: Folic acid
ultrasound guieded assesment of gastric residual volume will be done 2 h after oral injestion of domperidone tablet
ultrasound guieded assesment of gastric residual volume will be done 2 h after oral injestion of folic acid tablet
assess the effect of oral Domperidone preoperatively on gastric residual volume by ultrasound for patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia
patients will receive 400 ml of apple juice as a clear fluid, two hours preoperatively, and oral Domperidone tab or placebo tab
Time frame: first 2 hours preoperative
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