Gastric Emptying of Water and Sports Drink in Labor
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-50
SponsorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
About this trial
To determine the half time of the emptying of the stomach of women in early labor with and without epidural pain relief when drinking either water or a carbohydrate-based sports drink.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Gestational age of 36 weeks or greater
American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Status 2 or 3
Induction of labor or early labor (cervical dilation < 6cm)
Singleton gestation
Disqualifiers
Recent food ingestion (<3 hours)
Preeclampsia
Receiving magnesium sulfate
Having received narcotics within 12 hours
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Sports drink
- Water
Treatment groups
108 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov