The Influence of Education of Medical Team on Duration of Fasting Before Elective Medical Interventions Performed Under General Anesthesia in Children

June 7, 2012 updated by: Sheba Medical Center
The purpose of the study is to examine if an education program of the medical teams can help implementation of of NPO (nothing-per-os)orders in children before anesthesia for ambulatory medical interventions under anesthesia and decrease unnecessary long fasting. We shall ask parents of such children to fill in a questionnaire regarding pre-anesthesia fasting and regular eating and drinking habits. Thereafter, all medical teams involved with the administration of NPO orders will receive an educational program to explain and implement the NPO orders as are recommended by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. We will examine if the educational program was successful in reducing unnecessary long period of fasting, and if such a program is not associated with increased rate of delay of cases.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Tel Hashomer, Israel, 52621
        • Sheba Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children who are about to undergo anesthesia for elective medical interventions,
  • Age 0-18 years

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Education of the medical teams as to preoperative fasting time will aid in shortening of an unnecessary prolonged fasting
Time Frame: Immediate pre-anesthesia period (to assess lenth ofpreoperative fasting time)
Immediate pre-anesthesia period (to assess lenth ofpreoperative fasting time)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sheba Medical Center

Investigators

  • Study Director: Haim Berkenstadt, MD, Sheba Medical Center
  • Principal Investigator: Ze'ev Shenkman, MD, Sheba Medical Center, Department of Anesthsia C and Department of Anesthesia

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 16, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

October 17, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 8, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 7, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SHEBA-07-4879-ZS-CTIL

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