Can a simple bypass stop reflux after Weight-Loss surgery?
NCT ID NCT07537244
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding a small bypass (gastroenteroanastomosis) to the standard sleeve gastrectomy can prevent or reduce acid reflux in people with obesity. Sixty patients will be split into two groups: one gets the added bypass, the other does not. Researchers will check for reflux using endoscopy, pH monitoring, and symptom questionnaires during follow-up.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- gastroenteroanastomosis (GEA) added to vertical sleeve gastrectomy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a surgical technique that reduces acid reflux after weight-loss surgery, improving patient comfort and outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The added procedure also carries surgical risks like leakage or narrowing.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All VSG candidate patients aged \>18 and \<65 years and BMI≥ 35 and BMI≤50 who agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of reflux esophagitis according to the Lyon Consensus * Previous gastric surgery * Esophagus' motor diseases * Development of chronic diseases associated with the use of medications such as chemotherapy, anti-rheumatics, etc. * Patients who fail to undergo the study exams during follow-up or who withdraw the informed consent form (TCLE) at any time during the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gastrobese Clinic
Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, 99020000, Brazil
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