Two or Six cm From Pylorus at Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01784510

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2013-02-06

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Conditions

Morbid Obesity

Brief summary

Randomized controlled trial comparing between two technique of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for treatment of morbid obesity. In the first technique the investigators started dissection of gastrocolic ligament 6 cm from pylorus and in the second one the distance was only 2 cm. The main primary outcome measure was weight loss.

Interventions

PROCEDUREdistance of dissection of gastrocolic ligament from pylorus

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

* morbid obesity with body mass index more than 40 or 35 with at least one comorbidity

Exclusion criteria

* extreme of age less than 18 or over 65 years contraindications to laparoscopy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
weight loss	12 months postoperative

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026