Skip the fast? study tests if eating before surgery eases anxiety
NCT ID NCT05819801
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether eating solid food before a WALANT procedure (a type of hand surgery using only local anesthesia) can reduce anxiety and nausea compared to fasting. Researchers will randomly assign 134 participants to either eat or fast before their surgery and then compare their anxiety, nausea, and satisfaction. The goal is to see if the traditional fasting rule is necessary for these minor procedures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If eating before surgery is better, it could change standard pre-surgery fasting rules for similar procedures, making patients more comfortable.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study. The results may not apply to other types of surgery or patients with certain health conditions.
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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 134 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patients undergoing wide-awake, local anesthetic-only, no-tourniquet (WALANT) procedures with the lead researcher. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes or allergy to local anesthesia, \< 18 years of age, patients unable to follow up.
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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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UCI Health Manchester Pavilion
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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