Gastropexy in the Repair of Patients with Paraesophageal Hernias
ConditionParaesophageal Hernia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorErsta Diakoni
About this trial
Patients scheduled for surgery for primary paraesophageal herniation are randomized to either conventional surgical hernia repair or with the addition of gastropexy.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
Previous major upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, including prior hiatal hernia repair.
Diagnosis of achalasia or any other significant esophageal motility disorder.
Inability to understand the purpose of the study and/or inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
Severe comorbidities, defined by an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status score of greater than III.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Gastropexy
- Paraesophageal hernia repair
Treatment groups
124 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Ersta Diakoni
Lead sponsor
Göteborg University
Collaborator
Sundsvall Hospital
Collaborator
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov