Can we Safely Have Our Patients Eat With Cardiac Catheterization - Nix Or alloW: The CHOW NOW Study

The Guthrie Clinic619 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effects of fasting or not fasting overnight before a cardiac catheterization (heart procedure). The study will compare patients who have nothing to eat after midnight before the procedure to those who are allowed to eat or drink before the procedure.

For years it has been common to have patients fast before a cardiac catheterization. It is believed that fasting may lower the risks of upset stomach, vomiting, and aspiration (stomach contents going to the lungs). New findings show that fasting before the procedure may not be needed. This study will look at the safety and possible benefits of not fasting.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

619

Conditions

Chest Pain

Interventions

No Fasting prior to catheterizationOTHER

No restriction for oral intake

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects who are planned for coronary angiogram or percutaneous intervention, either as outpatients or inpatients Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects undergoing emergent procedures or requiring post procedure emergent cardiothoracic surgery * Pregnant Women * Prisoners

Locations (1)

Robert Packer Hospital

Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Composite incidence of contrast induced nephropathy, peri procedural hypotension, aspiration pneumonia/pneumonitis, nausea, vomiting, hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia

Time frame: 72 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Patient Satisfaction score

Time frame: 72 hours

Total cost of hospitalization

Time frame: 72 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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