Breaking Fasts Ahead of Cardiac Caths

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Stable Angina (SA) Unstable Angina (UA) NSTEMI - Non-ST Segment Elevation MI
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Health Services Research
Participants needed
400 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of South Florida · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether fasting is necessary before urgent inpatient cardiac catheterizations. For patients presenting with urgent heart-related pain or even mild heart attacks, researchers want to know whether eating and drinking before their procedure improves comfort without raising the risk of complications. The study will answer: * Does eating and drinking bef…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * All scheduled urgent inpatient non-high risk cardiac catheterizations for worsening angina (cardiac chest pain or anginal equivalent), unstable angina, or non-high risk NSTEMI-NSTEMI's with GRACE score \<140 points) utilizing proceduralist guided sedation Exclusion Criteria: …
Contacts

Samip Vasaiwala, MD

312-375-8104

samipv@usf.edu

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USF Institutional Review Board

RSCH-IRB@usf.edu

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