Simple stitch may slash hernia risk after Weight-Loss surgery
NCT ID NCT02973009
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether sewing shut a specific incision site (the epigastric trocar) during sleeve gastrectomy can prevent hernias from forming later. People having their first sleeve gastrectomy for obesity are included, while those with prior stomach banding or repeat sleeve surgery are not. The researchers compare hernia rates before and after making this closure routine.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- systematic closure of the epigastric trocar site
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple surgical step could significantly lower hernia rates after sleeve gastrectomy, improving long-term outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with a before/after design, which may limit how well the results apply to other hospitals or patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Started
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May 2017
- Finished
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May 2017
- 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.
Who is studied
major patients who underwent SG 1st intention by laparoscopy as part of the surgical management of obesity
- 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: * major patients (≥ 18 years) who underwent SG 1st intention by laparoscopy as part of the surgical management of obesity. Exclusion Criteria: * antecedent of previous gastric band. * History of SG (repeat-SG). * median laparotomy history or subcostal right. * SG performed as an ambulatory surgery. * Patients with early postoperative complications (≤ J90) specific to the SG (postoperative gastric fistula, postoperative bleeding, hematoma or postoperative intra-abdominal abscess)
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