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

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Sheba Medical Center, March 2008

First Received: October 16, 2007 Last Updated: March 31, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Sheba Medical Center
Information provided by:	Sheba Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00545636

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Duration of Preoperative Fasting	Other: education

MedlinePlus related topics: Anesthesia

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Single Blind (Caregiver), Single Group Assignment
Official Title:	The Influence of Education of Medical Team on Duration of Fasting Before Elective Medical Interventions Performed Under General Anesthesia in Children

Further study details as provided by Sheba Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

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) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	200
Study Start Date:	March 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	March 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

The intervention is an education of the medical teams that instruct children to fast before the administration of general anesthesia

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	up to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00545636

Contacts

Contact: Ze'ev Shenkman, MD	972-54-447-5617	shenk_sh@smile.net.il
Contact: Haim Berkenstadt, MD	972-52-666-7202	berken@netvision.net.il

Locations

Israel
Sheba Medical Center	Recruiting
Tel Hashomer, Israel, 52621
Contact: Ze'ev Shenkman, MD 972-54-447-5617 shenk_sh@smile.net.il
Contact: Haim Berkenstadt, MD 972-52-6667202 berken@netvision.net.il
Principal Investigator: Ze'ev Shenkman, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

Sheba Medical Center

Investigators

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

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Sheba Medical Center ( Ze'ev Shenkman, MD )
Study ID Numbers:	SHEBA-07-4879-ZS-CTIL
Study First Received:	October 16, 2007
Last Updated:	March 31, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00545636 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Central Nervous System Depressants
Anesthetics

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Therapeutic Uses
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Central Nervous System Depressants

Anesthetics
Central Nervous System Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 06, 2009