Fasting Durations Before Bronchoscopy And The Discomfort Levels Of Patients

Launched by NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · Jan 12, 2025

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This clinical trial is looking to understand how different fasting times before a bronchoscopy—a procedure where a doctor looks at your lungs—affect patients' comfort levels. The study compares two fasting methods: the traditional method, which requires patients to avoid food and drink for at least 8 hours, and a newer approach that allows patients to have clear fluids up to 2 hours before the procedure. Researchers want to find out which method leads to less discomfort, hunger, tiredness, and nausea during the bronchoscopy.

To be eligible for the trial, you need to be scheduled for a flexible bronchoscopy and not have certain conditions, like being pregnant or having significant digestive issues. If you participate, you will be asked to fast according to one of the two methods and then answer questions about how thirsty, hungry, tired, or nauseous you feel using a simple scale from 0 to 10. This study aims to help make the bronchoscopy experience more comfortable for future patients.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • planned flexible bronchoscopy
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • tracheostomy or intubated
• • known to be pregnant
• • significant functional or structural abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract
• • oral intake prohibited and infeasible