Which stitch is faster and safer for gastric bypass?
NCT ID NCT05433688
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two types of stitches used during robotic gastric bypass surgery for weight loss. About 150 adults with severe obesity will be randomly assigned to receive either a special barbed suture or a standard one. The main goal is to see which stitch is faster to use and whether it leads to fewer complications like leaks or narrowing at the connection points.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
Adult patients undergoing elective primary, robotic assisted gastric bypass surgery with the need to close the gastro-jejunal anastomosis and the jejuno-jejunal anastomosis.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing an elective, primary robotic, assisted gastric bypass surgery (with a BMI ≥40 kg/m2 or with a BMI ≥35 kg/m2) with one or more of the following comorbidities: refractory arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or proven sleep apnea) with the need to close the gastro-jejunal anastomosis (GJA) and jejuno-jejunal anastomosis (JJA). * Age ≥18 years * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery * Previous gastric surgery * History of chronic steroid use * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Patients with hypersensitivity or allergy to the suture material * Non compliance * Participation in another randomized controlled trial
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Germany
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