An interventional study of Pre-operative instructions to eat and drink at liberty in Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiac Catheterization and Cardiac Diseases, sponsored by Munson Medical Center. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-02.
Sponsored by Munson Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
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.
Exclusion Criteria:
Prior to the subjects elective cardiac catheterization, they will be instructed to fast for 6 hours with the allowance of clear liquids up to 2 hours.
Subjects will be instructed to continue to eat and drink according to their normal diet without restriction, prior to their cardiac catheterization.
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.
Patient Satisfaction
Six-point ordinal scale response preoperative fasting questionnaire. Self-reported.
Time frame: Immediate pre-procedure period, not more than four hours before procedure start-time.
Pulmonary aspiration/pneumonitis/pneumonia
Indicated by an acute change in oxygen requirement noted in the procedure note or post-procedure progress note. Assessed by chart review. Present/absent.
Time frame: From procedure start time to 48 hours post-procedure.
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Plan to share: Undecided
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