Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Two Techniques of Sleeve Gastrectomy

Catalan Institute of Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Morbid Obesity

Treatments: Procedure: Sleeve gastrectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00793728

PR131/08

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compares if there is any difference doing antrectomy while performing a sleeve gastrectomy for treating morbid obesity. The investigators compare the differences between leaving or not leaving the antrum in terms of food tolerance, weight lost and quality of life.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI>40 kg/m2
• Age >18 years old
• Eligible for laparoscopic surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Prior bariatric surgery
• Sleeve gastrectomy as a part of a duodenal switch
• Second time surgery before 18 months
• Other procedures done during the surgery
• Conversion to laparotomy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Antrectomy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Sleeve gastrectomy

Without antrectomy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Sleeve gastrectomy