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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/06/043291 [Registered on: 15/06/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/12/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia
Preventive 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   The effect of early feeding after anesthesia in children undergoing surgery. 
Scientific Title of Study   The impact of early postoperative oral hydration in paediatric patients undergoing elective surgery after general anaesthesia. A randomized controlled trial. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
nil  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Mridul Dhar 
Designation  Assistant Professor, Anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  AIIMS Rishikesh

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
249203
India 
Phone  9717778374  
Fax    
Email  mriduldhar87@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Mridul Dhar 
Designation  Assistant Professor, Anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  AIIMS Rishikesh

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
249203
India 
Phone  9717778374  
Fax    
Email  mriduldhar87@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mridul Dhar 
Designation  Assistant Professor, Anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  AIIMS Rishikesh

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
249203
India 
Phone  9717778374  
Fax    
Email  mriduldhar87@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Mridul Dhar 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India 
Type of Sponsor  Other [self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Mridul Dhar  Department of Anaesthesiology, Level 6, OT complex. AIIMS Rishikesh  Department of Anaesthesiology, Level 6, OT complex. AIIMS Rishikesh
Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL 
9717778374

mriduldhar87@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics committee, AIIMS Rishikesh  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: Q189||Congenital malformation of face and neck, unspecified, (2) ICD-10 Condition: Q559||Congenital malformation of male genital organ, unspecified, (3) ICD-10 Condition: Q799||Congenital malformation of musculoskeletal system, unspecified, (4) ICD-10 Condition: Q349||Congenital malformation of respiratory system, unspecified, (5) ICD-10 Condition: Q649||Congenital malformation of urinarysystem, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Early hydartion  If Aldrete score is more than 9 and patient also has normal swallowing reflex, vocalization and stable vitals hydration will be given within 30 minutes of arrival to PACU 
Comparator Agent  Standard delayed hydration  Hydration will be given after 2 hours (either in PACU or in the ward) 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  1.00 Year(s)
Age To  5.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  ASA I-II status undergoing elective surgery general anaesthesia 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Preoperative URTI,
2. Respiratory infections,
3. Facial, oropharangeal, thoracic, GI, neuro or laryngeal surgeries,
4. altered mental status,
5. Dysphagia,
6. Patients with untrustworthy psychiatric problems,
7. Patient refusal,
8. Child refusal to accept hydration at the time of intervention. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
FLACC score   1. At arrival in PACU
2. One hour after arrival in PACU 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Complications
2.Parent satisfaction score (1- 10) 
1. During PACU stay
2. After one hour of PACU stay 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="66"
Sample Size from India="66" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "66"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="66" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/06/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 31/07/2023 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="9"
Days="10" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NA 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Justification for study- Pediatric patients are more prone for postoperative complications due to fear, hunger and thirst. They have very different physiological and psychological characteristics as compared to adults. Crying and agitation during postoperative period may cause airway spasm, severe hypoxemia leading to respiratory depression and apnoea, accidental falls and other adverse events. Therefore, it represents a safety concern in postoperative period and important for proper nursing of the child [1].

To prevent postoperative coughing, vomiting and aspiration risk, early feeding or oral hydration was not administered. But now it was found that early oral feeding and hydration to be beneficial and safe. The optimal time period for such administration of feeds and fluids is unclear, therefore, through this study we want to observe the impact of early oral feeding in children in postoperative period.

 Hypothesis: Compared to standard delayed hydration, early hydration in paediatric patients undergoing elective surgery after general anaesthesia will  produce decrease in post operative FLACC score with no increase in incidence of complications.

 
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