GERD heartburn reflux
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Morbidly obese, suitable for bariatric surgery according to the international guidelines (i.e. BMI >40 without coexisting medical problems or BMI > 35 with one or more severe obesity-related comorbidities, e.g. metabolic disorders, cardio-respiratory disease, severe joint disease, obesity-related severe psychological problems, etc.); GERD symptoms, according to the Montreal definition such as heartburn, regurgitation and/or chest pain or PPI treatment because of one or more of these symptoms (20); Age >=18 year; Good command of the Dutch or English language to complete the questionnaires; Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with altered mental status prohibiting the understanding and giving of informed consent; Patients with achalasia; Patients with malignancy or other abnormalities at gastroscopy making bariatric surgery unsafe; Patients with a medical history of abdominal surgery; Super obese (BMI >= 50kg/m2) ; Crohn*s disease; Contraindications to receiving general anaesthesia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective is to compare GERD improvement after N-Sleeve versus LRYGB, for morbidly obese patients with GERD undergoing primary metabolic surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - GERD improvement after 5 years; - Technical failure rate of the procedure; - To compare HrQoL between the groups; - To compare weight loss between the groups; - To compare the cumulative PPI use between the groups; - To compare complications rates in the first 30 days between the groups; - To compare long-term complications rates between the groups; - To compare the length of hospital stay between the groups; - To compare the duration of primary surgery between the groups; - To assess the effects of the operations on comorbidity (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidaemia); - To compare presence and grade of oesophagitis (grade A-D) and/ or Barrett*s oesophagus 1 year postoperatively between the groups; - To analyse cost-effectiveness of N-Sleeve treatment vs. conventional LRYGB. | — |
Countries
Netherlands