Do Patients Who Have Had Surgery for Achalasia Suffer From Reflux
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Reflux
- Interventions
- Other: pH study
- Registration Number
- NCT00519441
- Lead Sponsor
- Kenneth Luberice
- Brief Summary
Patients who have had laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of achalasia will be asked to have pH studies done in order to determine is these patients suffer from reflux after surgery.
- Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine if patients who have laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia suffer from reflux after the surgery. Patients at our institution who have had surgery for achalasia will be asked to have pH studies done to determine whether or not these patients have reflux.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients who have had laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients under the age of 18 will not be included
- Patients who are receiving anti-reflux therapy will not be included
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description I pH study All patients in the study will have pH studies done in order to determine the degree of reflux after laparoscopic Heller myotomies.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The objective of this study is to determine the degree of post-operative reflux in patients who have had laparoscopic Heller myotomies for the treatment of achalasia. 2 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Harbourside Medical Tower
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States