Sugar before surgery? new trial tests carb drink to protect kids from insulin spike
NCT ID NCT07545538
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving children a sugary drink one hour before elective surgery can prevent insulin resistance afterward. Fifty children will be randomly assigned to receive either a carbohydrate drink or plain water. The goal is to see if this simple step can help their bodies handle sugar better after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Carbohydrate loading (a sugary drink given before surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to reduce post-surgery insulin resistance in children, potentially improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 children. The effect may be small or not apply to all surgeries. There is a risk of aspiration or stomach upset from the drink.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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2 to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ASA Physical Status I and II * Able to tolerate enteral feeding * Subjects are undergoing surgery with general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects consume corticosteroids and insulin * Subjects have endocrine disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease and psychiatric disorder * Subjects are treated with preoperative parenteral nutrition * The surgical procedure is longer than 4 hours Drop out Criteria: \- Intraoperative surgical emergency e.g. massive bleeding
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sardjito General Hospital
Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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