Stomach stitching may cut reflux after gastric sleeve
NCT ID NCT04994665
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding a stitch (omentopexy) during sleeve gastrectomy reduces new cases of acid reflux. 526 adults with obesity will be randomly assigned to get the standard sleeve or the sleeve plus stitch. Researchers will check reflux symptoms and medication use two years after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sleeve gastrectomy with omentopexy (a surgical procedure where the omentum is stitched to the stomach after sleeve gastrectomy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could reduce the need for acid-reflux medication after sleeve gastrectomy, improving quality of life for people with obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a surgical technique study, not a new drug. The benefit may be small, and results may not apply to all patients. Risks include surgical complications like infection or bleeding.
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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 526 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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 years and older
- 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: * Patient ≥ 18 years old, * Patient to be operated in first intention of a sleeve gastrectomy * Initial BMI between 35Kg/m² and 40 Kg/m² associated with at least one severe comorbidity likely to be improved after surgery according to HAS recommendations. OR initial BMI ≥ 40 Kg/m². * Multidisciplinary follow-up of at least 6 months before surgery * Validation of the surgical intervention in a multidisciplinary consultation meeting * Certificate of no contraindication by a psychiatrist * Patient who has the capacity to understand the protocol and has given consent to participate in the research, * Patient with social security coverage. Exclusion Criteria: * Eating disorder or mental disorder * Misunderstanding of the protocol * Psychiatric contraindication * Initial BMI \<35Kg/m². * Initial BMI between 35Kg/m² and 40 Kg/m² without comorbidities. * Esophagitis of grade B and above on the Oeso-Gastro-Duodenal Fibroscopy * CARLSSON score (score ≥ 4) preoperatively * Presence of a Proton-Pump Inhibitors treatment * Patient to have a 2-stage surgery (first sleeve gastrectomy then gastric bypass or Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal bypass) * Patient participating in another interventional clinical research protocol involving a drug or medical device * Patient who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or who have the potential to become pregnant without effective contraception at the time of inclusion and up to 24 months after surgery * Patient under guardianship, curators or legal protection,P
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH de la Cote Basque
RECRUITINGBayonne, France
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CHD Vendée
RECRUITINGLa Roche-sur-Yon, 85000, France
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CHU Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, 44000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux
RECRUITINGLe Puy-en-Velay, 43012, France
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Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire d'Orléans
RECRUITINGOrléans, France
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Clinique Jules Verne
RECRUITINGNantes, 44300, France
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Clinique Mutualiste de la Sagesse
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRennes, France
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Clinique Santé Atlantique
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, 44800, France
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Hopital Pontchaillou
RECRUITINGRennes, 35000, France
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