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Long-term Follow-up After Surgical Treatment for GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)

Completed
Conditions
Patient Satisfaction
Relapse
Bloating
Dysphagia
Interventions
Other: 10 years follow up
Registration Number
NCT04182178
Lead Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
Brief Summary

10 years of follow-up with SF-36 global (Quality of Life issues), GSRS (Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale) and two reflux specific questionnaires.

Detailed Description

Long-term follow up with questionnaires after surgery with laparoscopic 270 degrees posterial partial fundoplication vs total fundoplication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Quality of Life SF-36; physical and mental component scores. GSRS, five dimensions of abdominal symptoms; reflux, abdominal pain, indigestion, obstipation and diarrhea.

Reflux specificquestionnaries on various issues of reflux disease and frequency issues about reflux disease problems.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
307
Inclusion Criteria

Gastroesophageal Reflux 10 years follow-up after surgery informed consent

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Exclusion Criteria

Deceased patients patients who declined participation

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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Gastroesophageal reflux10 years follow upLaparoscopic total (Nissen) or posterior 270 degree (Toupét) partial fundoplication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS)10 years after operation

GSRS Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale Scoring;The questionnaire, which contains 15 items, uses a seven-graded Likert scale, where 1 represents the most positive option and 7 the most negative one.

A mean value for the items in each dimension should be calculated:

Diarrhoea syndrome: 11. Increased passage of stools 12. Loose stools 14. Urgent need for defecation Indigestion syndrome: 6. Borborygmus 7. Abdominal distension 8. Eructation 9. Increased flatus Constipation syndrome: 10. Decreased passage of stools 13. Hard stools 15. Feeling of incomplete evacuation.

Abdominal pain syndrome: 1. Abdominal pain 4. Sucking sensations 5. Nausea and vomiting Reflux syndrome: 2. Heartburn 3. Acid regurgitation

SF-36 Quality of life10 years

The SF-36 It is comprised of 36 items that assess eight health concepts: physical functioning, role limitations caused by physical health problems, role limitations caused by emotional problems, social functioning, emotional well-being, energy/fatigue, pain, and general health perceptions. Physical and mental health summary scores are also derived from the eight RAND-36 scales. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ersta Hospital

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Stockholm, Region Stockholm, Sweden

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