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The goal of this clinical trial is to test gastropexy as a measure to reduce reflux in morbidly obese patients being submitted to sleeve gastrectomy. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does gastropexy reduce reflux symptoms? Does gastropexy reduce objective evidence of reflux? Participants will be randomized to gastropexy or no gastropexy, and researchers will compare these groups to see if reflux (symptoms / objective evidence of) is different in the two groups.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become the most commonly performed bariatric procedure worldwide. LSG consists of a longitudinal resection of the stomach leaving the intestines intact, thereby lowering the risk for side-effects due to rerouting of the small bowel. However, gastro-esopageal reflux disease (GERD) has been reported to increase after LSG. Our hypothesis is that GERD is mainly due to intrathoracic migration of the gastric remnant. The aim of this study is to explore if suturing the gastric remnant to the gastrocolic ligament (gastropexy) will prevent intrathoracic migration and thereby reduce the development of reflux.
Patients planned for a sleeve gastrectomy will be invited to participate, and participating patients will be randomized to pexi or no pexi. According to power calculations a total of 550 patients will be randomized in the study. Follow-up will be at six weeks, one-, two- and five years.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| No gastropexy | Active Comparator | Sleeve gastrectomy without gastropexy. |
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| Gastropexy | Experimental | Sleeve gastrectomy with gastropexy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeve gastrectomy with gastropexy | Procedure | Gastropexy in this project means suturing the gastric remnant to the gastrocolic ligament. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants using acid-reducing medication (ARM) or having had reoperations due to GERD | ARM: Daily use of ARM for the last month | Two years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Endoscopic findings | Visible oesophagitis according to the LA classification | Two years |
| Patient related outcome | GerdQ questionnaire |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Villy Vage, MD PhD | Contact | 47 90863744 | villy.vage@helse-bergen.no | |
| John Andersen, PhD | Contact | 47 48278186 | john.roger.andersen@helse-forde.no |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Villy Vage, MD PhD | Helse Forde | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helse Forde | Not yet recruiting | Førde | Norway |
Information about Sleeve-pex will be found at the SOReg-N webpage.
The study protocol including analysis plan and formula for informed consent will be available at the SOReg-N webpage from the beginning of the study.
The study protocol is available at SOReg-N webpage. Data from the study will be made available for other researchers on request if approved by the ethical review board.
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005764 | Gastroesophageal Reflux |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015154 | Esophageal Motility Disorders |
| D003680 | Deglutition Disorders |
| D004935 | Esophageal Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D059485 | Gastropexy |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013505 | Digestive System Surgical Procedures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
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The patient and the healtcare workers will be masked as to whether a pexi has been performed or not.
| Sleeve gastrectomy without gastropexy | Procedure | Sleeve gastrectomy without suturing the gastric remnant to the gastrocolic ligament. |
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| Two years |
| pH-metry | pH measurement by Bravo capsule | Two years |
| Aleris Oslo | Recruiting | Oslo | Norway |
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| Volda sjukehus | Recruiting | Volda | Norway |
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| Voss sjukehus | Recruiting | Voss | Norway |
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| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |