Effect of Fasting on Patient Outcomes After Wide-Awake, Local Anesthesia-only, No Tourniquet (WALANT) Procedures

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Conditions studied: Surgery, Anesthesia, Local, Fasting

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether eating solid food prior to undergoing a wide awake local-only no tourniquet (WALANT) procedure reduces anxiety in patients or has any effect on outcomes. Patients will be split randomly into two groups and told whether to eat or fast before their procedure. We will then compare levels of anxiety and nausea on the day of the procedure as well as satisfaction with the procedure and other outcome measures at follow-up visits. Our hypothesis is that patients who are instructed to eat before their WALANT procedure will have less anxiety, nausea, and overall higher satisfaction compared to those who are instructed to fast prior to their procedure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05819801

Run by

University of California, Irvine

People needed

134

Starts

2024-02-22

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing wide-awake, local anesthetic-only, no-tourniquet (WALANT) procedures with the lead researcher.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes or allergy to local anesthesia, < 18 years of age, patients unable to follow up.

Where it is running

• UCI Health Manchester Pavilion — Orange, California, United States (enrolling)

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