New surgical tweak may cut acid reflux after gastric sleeve
NCT ID NCT07560787
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding a crural repair and gastropexy to standard sleeve gastrectomy reduces acid reflux in people with severe obesity. Fifty patients were randomly assigned to either the standard surgery or the enhanced version. After one year, the group with the extra steps reported fewer reflux symptoms. The findings suggest a simple surgical addition could improve quality of life after weight-loss surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with crural repair and gastropexy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this surgical technique could reduce acid reflux after weight-loss surgery, improving patient comfort and reducing medication use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 50 participants. Results may not apply to all patients, and the added procedure could increase surgical time or risks.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: * Age between 18 and 65 years * Diagnosis of severe obesity for at least five years, defined as body mass index (BMI) \> 40 kg/m², or BMI \> 35 kg/m² in the presence of obesity-related comorbidities * Temporary or inadequate weight-loss response to a dietitian-supervised medical weight-management programme * Absence of hiatal hernia on preoperative upper gastrointestinal endoscopy * Willingness to participate and ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to provide informed consent * History of upper gastrointestinal surgery * Presence of gastric ulcer, esophagitis, or hiatal hernia on preoperative upper gastrointestinal endoscopy * Known allergy to any of the planned postoperative medications (proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists, paracetamol, or tramadol) * Known coagulopathy * Peripheral vascular disease * History of cerebrovascular accident * Intraoperative conversion to a bariatric procedure other than laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Van Training and Research Hospital
Van, Van, Turkey (Türkiye)
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