Sip showdown: water or carb drinks before C-Section?
NCT ID NCT07407530
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether sipping water or a carbohydrate-rich drink while waiting for a planned C-section is safer and leads to a better recovery. About 190 women will be randomly assigned to one of the two drinks. Researchers will use ultrasound to check stomach contents and ask women about their recovery the next day.
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Study facts
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- 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 190 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Planned caesarean delivery under regional anaesthesia * Adhered to national fasting guidance of 6 hours for food and 2 hours for clear fluids * Eligible for Sip Til Send Exclusion Criteria: * Planned general anaesthesia * Emergency or urgent caesarean delivery * Not fasted at time of recruitment * Unable to visualise stomach or Perlas 2 stomach identified at time of recruitment * Obesity of BMI \>40 * Previous upper GI or bariatric surgery * Age \<18 years * Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1 or 2) * Gestational diabetes
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rotunda Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDublin, Ireland/County Dublin, D01P5W9, Ireland
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Rotunda Hospital
RECRUITINGDublin, D01 P5W9, Ireland
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