Gastric Ultrasound for Pneumonia, Aspiration
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Pneumonia, Aspiration+2 More
Gastric Ultrasound - DiagnosticTestEligibility
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Study Summary
This is a case series study using gastric ultrasound in critically ill patients to quantify gastric residual volumes to compare the efficacy of different NPO protocols.
Eligible Conditions
- Pneumonia, Aspiration
- Critical Illness
- Surgery
Treatment Effectiveness
Effectiveness Progress
Other trials for Pneumonia, Aspiration
Study Objectives
1 Primary · 3 Secondary · Reporting Duration: Zero to sixteen hours prior to surgery
Month 16
Comparison of two different NPO protocol populations
Peri-operative aspiration events
Within one hour of operative intervention.
Gastric Residual Volumes
Zero to sixteen hours prior to surgery
Estimation of the amount of enteral nutrition lost prior to surgery using the different NPO protocols
Trial Safety
Safety Progress
Other trials for Pneumonia, Aspiration
Trial Design
2 Treatment Groups
Liberal Feeding Protocol
1 of 2
Standard ASA NPO Protocol
1 of 2
Experimental Treatment
50 Total Participants · 2 Treatment Groups
Primary Treatment: Gastric Ultrasound · No Placebo Group · N/A
Liberal Feeding Protocol
DiagnosticTest
Experimental Group · 1 Intervention: Gastric Ultrasound · Intervention Types: DiagnosticTestStandard ASA NPO Protocol
DiagnosticTest
Experimental Group · 1 Intervention: Gastric Ultrasound · Intervention Types: DiagnosticTestTrial Logistics
Trial Timeline
Approximate Timeline
Screening: ~3 weeks
Treatment: Varies
Reporting: zero to sixteen hours prior to surgery
Trial Background
Prof. Laura M. Chiang, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Geisel School of Medicine, Co-medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Principal Investigator
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Closest Location: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center · Lebanon, NH
2007First Recorded Clinical Trial
1 TrialsResearching Pneumonia, Aspiration
291 CompletedClinical Trials
Eligibility Criteria
Age 18+ · All Participants · 1 Total Inclusion Criteria
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Michael Gill holds a Bachelors of Science in Integrated Science and Mathematics from McMaster University. During his degree he devoted considerable time modeling the pharmacodynamics of promising drug candidates. Since then, he has leveraged this knowledge of the investigational new drug ecosystem to help his father navigate clinical trials for multiple myeloma, an experience which prompted him to co-found Power Life Sciences: a company that helps patients access randomized controlled trials.
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