Assessing Outcomes After Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD)

University of South Florida

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder

Treatments: Other: Symptom questionnaire

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00518505

105238

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to review pre-operative studies and patient evaluation reports and compare those with the results of the post-operative studies, patient evaluation reports and subjective patients' outcomes following laparoscopic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disorder. This will allow us to evaluate how patients have benefited from the procedure.

Full description

This study will include all patients who have laparoscopic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disorder. Patients who participate will be asked to answer questionnaires regarding symptoms of reflux before and after surgery. In addition medical charts will be reviewed for relevant data.

Enrollment: 1,500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients must have GERD and must plan to have laparoscopic surgery for GERD.
• patients must be at least 18 years of age

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,500 participants in 1 patient group

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Other group

Description:

This is a single arm study. All patients will be asked to complete questionnaires and have their medical charts reviewed.

Treatment:

Other: Symptom questionnaire