N/A
N=10
Does Adding Milk to Tea Delay Gastric Emptying?
Gastric Emptying
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01809938 ↗Enrolled (actual)
10
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Tmax — 38; 30 minutes
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Black tea (Other); Tea with milk (Other)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Primary completion
- Jan 2012
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Tmax |
38; 30 | — |
| SECONDARY T½ |
22.7; 23.6 | — |
Summary
Most pre-operative fasting regimes dictate that if there is any milk added to tea or coffee, the preoperative fasting time should be extended from 2 to 6 hours. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate whether there is really a delay in gastric emptying time associated with the inclusion of milk in a cup of tea.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Healthy non-pregnant volunteers
Exclusion Criteria
- medical conditions with a predisposition to delayed gastric emptying (e.g. diabetes or gastric disease)
- ingestion of paracetamol within the previous 24 hours
- ingestion of solids or non-clear liquids in the previous six hours
- ingestion of clear liquids in the previous two hours.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01809938). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.