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

University of California, Irvine
NCT IDNCT05819801ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

134

Study length

about 1.9 years

Ages

18+

Locations

1 site in CA

About this study

This trial is testing whether eating solid food before a wide awake local anesthesia procedure reduces anxiety or affects outcomes. Patients will be randomly assigned to either eat or fast before their procedure and then compared on levels of anxiety, nausea, satisfaction with the procedure, and other measures at follow-up visits.

Based on ClinicalTrials.gov records.

What participants do

  • 1.Fasting
  • 2.Non-fasting

Participation effort

Estimated from trial records. Details can vary by site.

Time + visits
Low5%
Logistics
Moderate50%

Logistics difficulty varies by site location and availability.

Trial highlights

Treatment details

Auto-extracted from trial records to preview treatments and outcomes.

Endpoints

Secondary: Blood pressure, Heart rate, Pain scale