Gastric Ultrasound Assessment for Preoperative Prandial State of Patients Taking Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Aspiration

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Gastric ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05889637

HSC-MS-23-0300

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the type of gastric content and quantify the volume of liquid gastric contents using ultrasonography in patients on GLP-1 agonists that have presented for elective surgery and to determine if risk factors are associated with a higher gastric volume in patients on GLP-1 receptor agonists.

Enrollment: 132 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients taking GLP-1receptor agonists (N=62)
• Patients not taking GLP-1 receptor agonists (N=62)

Exclusion criteria

• Previous gastric resection or bypass
• Gastric band in situ
• Previous fundoplication
• Large hiatal hernia
• Pregnant patients
• Recent trauma
• Inability to turn to the right lateral decubitus position

Trial design

132 participants in 2 patient groups

Group G: Patients taking GLP-1receptor agonists

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Gastric ultrasound

Group C: Patients not taking GLP-1 receptor agonists (control group)

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Gastric ultrasound