What this trial means for you
This study is recruiting now at 1 US site. It's studying see the official record for gastric retention.
What participants typically get: study medication (or placebo, if the trial uses one) and study-related medical care at no cost, plus close monitoring. Compensation for time and travel varies by study — ask the site. Note that in many trials you can't choose your treatment group, and some participants receive a placebo.
The study, in the sponsor's words
This study will enroll patients 18 years and older who are taking a GLP-1/GIP medication and 1) are scheduled for elective surgery and meet ASA fasting guidelines (nothing by mouth for at least 8 hours prior), or 2) scheduled elective colonoscopy and have been on a clear liquid diet for at least 24 hours prior. Participants will have a gastric ultrasound prior to surgery to measure any retained gastric contents. The purpose of this study is to determine if people taking GLP-1 receptor agonists and who fast normally are at an equal risk for having retained gastric contents after appropriately fasting for surgery, compared to patients who are on a liquid only diet for 24 hours prior to surgery.
Can you join? The exact criteria
Below is the verbatim eligibility text from the registry — bring it to your doctor; it's written for clinicians, and your own clinician is the right person to interpret it with you.
Full eligibility criteria (for you and your doctor)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18+ * Have taken a GLP-1 or GLP-GIP agonist medication within the past 30 days * ASA Physical Classification Status 1-3 * Fall into one of the following groups: 1. Scheduled elective surgery and meet ASA fasting guidelines (NPO for at least 8 hours prior) 2. Scheduled elective colonoscopy and have been on a clear liquid diet for at least 24 hours prior Exclusion Criteria: * Previous gastric or esophageal surgery * Abnormal gastric anatomy * Pregnancy * Unable to provide written, informed consent * Non-English speaking
Study sites by state
South Carolina
- Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston · Recruiting now
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →
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